Bees cannot taste even lethal levels of pesticides, says new study
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
New research from the University of Oxford appears to reveal that bumblebees cannot taste pesticides present in nectar, even at lethal concentrations. Certain toxic compounds, like quinine, taste “bitter” to bees, so the researchers sought to find out whether this sense of taste could help them avoid drinking pesticides.
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