A new study shows that glyphosate can slow down honeybees’ foraging and affect chemicals in their brains – despite the fact that the substance has long been considered less risky for bees.
Glyphosate is one of the world’s most widely used herbicides and the active ingredient in several pesticides. The agent works by blocking the shikimate pathway, a process that plants need to grow. Because honeybees lack this process, glyphosate has long been c…
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A new study shows that glyphosate can slow down honeybees’ foraging and affect chemicals in their brains – despite the fact that the substance has long been considered less risky for bees.
Glyphosate is one of the world’s most widely used herbicides and the active ingredient in several pesticides. The agent works by blocking the shikimate pathway, a process that plants need to grow. Because honeybees lack this process, glyphosate has long been c…