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Eugene

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Wed Mar 27, 2013, 10:03 PM Mar 2013

Neonicotinoid pesticides 'damage brains of bees'

Source: BBC

27 March 2013 Last updated at 16:05 GMT

Neonicotinoid pesticides 'damage brains of bees'

By Rebecca Morelle
Science reporter, BBC World Service

Commonly used pesticides are damaging honey bee brains, studies suggest.

Scientists have found that two types of chemicals called neonicotinoids and coumaphos are interfering with the insect's ability to learn and remember.

Experiments revealed that exposure was also lowering brain activity, especially when the two pesticides were used in combination.

The research is detailed in two papers in Nature Communications and the Journal of Experimental Biology.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21958547

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