Pesticide stops bees' buzzing and affects pollination: Study
Neonicotinoid, the world's most widely used insecticide, hinders the ability of bees to vibrate flowers and shake out the pollen to fertilise crops, according to a Scotland-based study. The pesticides reduce learning and memory in bees. Many flowers, like those of crops like tomatoes and potatoes, must be shaken to release pollen, which bumblebees do by 'buzzing' their flight muscles.