FACT CHECK TIME: Colony collapse disorder is a real thing, and it’s getting serious. The USDA’s Agricultural Research Service says that about one in three bites of food are pollinated by bees. It was a total mystery for years, but scientists at Harvard recently published a paper linking the die-offs to use of neonicotinoids, a particular kind of pesticide that stays in the plant throughout its life.
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