| inbluevt | Date: Monday, 2013/06/24, 11:45 AM | Message # 1 | DMCA |
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WILSONVILLE, Ore., June 22 (UPI) -- A mass die-off of bumblebees in Wilsonville, Ore., blamed on pesticides,
has reached 50,000 of the insects, say scientists who are investigating the deaths.
The (Portland) Oregonian reported Saturday a second city, Hillsboro, has discovered hundreds of dead bumblebees following the die-off in a Target parking lot in Wilsonville in recent days.
"We take it seriously," Hillsboro spokesman Patrick Preston said, Saturday. "We recognize the importance of bees."Preston confirmed that trees in downtown Hillsboro were sprayed in March with the same pesticide, Safari, that was used in Wilsonville to kill aphids. State agricultural officials say the pesticide caused the
bumblebee deaths in Wilsonville, where spraying took place June 15
Read more: http://www.upi.com/Science....9XiZw4S
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