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  • The research out of Europe shows 20 parts per billion of nicotinyl insecticides in these guttation droplets.

    TreeHugger 2010

  • The nicotinyl laced droplets prove to either be deadly, as documented in the 2009 European research, or the bees ingest enough nicotinyl "to weaken their immune system, or disrupt their sense of direction and ability to navigate, or both."

    TreeHugger 2010

  • In the article, the Organic Center's chief scientist, Dr. Charles Benbrook explained that scientists in Europe have discovered a new pathway through which bees are ingesting nicotinyl insecticides (the Sierra Club is currently working on banning this class of insecticides) in virtually all intensively farmed regions.

    TreeHugger 2010

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