Pesticide exposure causes bumblebee flight to fall short

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Bumblebees forage on chives.
A PinP photo.

Flight behaviour is crucial for determining how bees forage, so reduced flight performance from pesticide exposure could lead to colonies going hungry and pollination services being impacted. More here.

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