Bees around the world are in danger

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Posted by: Vasile Cojocari

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12 Aug. 2019 / 09:01

Bees around the world are in danger

Bees around the world are in danger. In the US, beekeepers lose over 50% of the colonies of bees annually. According to the specialists, this phenomenon increased in 2006, and the main cause of the disease and, subsequently, of the death of these insects, would be the pesticide used to spray agricultural crops during pollination, Radio Moldova reports.

Also, beekeepers in Moldova face the same situation because farmers spray crops with chemicals and as a result, the bees either die or the honey produced by them is of poor quality. In 2017, Moldova produced around seven thousand tons of honey, then last year the harvest reached just over six thousand tons.

Specialists say that the disappearance of bees is affecting people's lives and the global economy. They also claim that the phenomenon is also caused by the fact that spontaneous flora is practically missing.

In 2018, the European Union banned the use of several insecticides harmful to bees. In Moldova, there are more than seven thousand beekeepers, who have around 300 thousand bee families.

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