Superweeds, A Growing Agricultural Nightmare
Just as the heavy use of antibiotics contributed to the rise of drug resistant supergerms, American farmers’ near ubiquitous use of the weed killer Roundup has led to the rapid growth of tenacious new superweeds.
An Update On The Honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder
Scientists were blaming the honey bees new disease called Colony Collapse Disorder on everything from cell phone signals to pesticides, and to a virus. Well, it turned out to be a group of pesticides. The subject merited mention because honey bees pollinate a huge portion of the worlds food crops.
