Bees develop 'smoker-like' addiction: News Review

Bumblebees have developed a 'smoker-like' addiction to food laced with neonicotinoids. This pesticide covered food contains nicotine. Bees seem to prefer it even though it is harmful to them. The story Scientists in Britain have found that, given a choice, bumblebees prefer food containing a pesticide which is harmful to them. The research provides further evidence that bees develop addictive behaviour when exposed to neonicotinoids, similar to humans who smoke. The pesticides have been linked to declinin