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    Popular Pesticides Keep Bumblebees From Laying Eggs

    A new study is adding to evidence that a popular class of pesticides can harm wild bees, like bumblebees.
    by Dan Charles Aug 14, 2017 2 minutes
    A new study is adding to evidence that a popular class of pesticides can harm wild bees, like bumblebees.

    Wild bees, such as bumblebees, don't get as much love as honeybees, but they should. They play just as crucial a role in pollinating many fruits, vegetables, and wildflowers, and compared to managed colonies of honeybees, they're in much greater jeopardy.

    A group of scientists in the isn't pretty.

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