Half a Billion Bees Have Died in Brazil in 3 Months
In just three months, more than 500 million bees were found dead by beekeepers in four Brazilian states — 400 million in Rio Grande do Sul, 7 million in São Paulo, 50 million in Santa Catarina and 45 million in Mato Grosso do Sul.
“As soon as the healthy bees began clearing the dying bees out of the hives, they became contaminated,” Machado said. “They started dying en masse.”The mass deaths occurred between December 2018 and March 2019, and researchers are blaming pesticides — citing Brazil’s ever-rising, excessive use of the harsh and often deadly chemicals.
Researchers also discovered pesticide traces in the dead bees. In most, they’ve found remnants of fipronil, an insecticide commonly used for veterinary use on dogs and cats to control fleas and ticks. According to Bloomberg, it is classified as a possible human carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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