Swiss bee colonies poisoned by insecticide

Forty five bee colonies have been poisoned by a plant protection insecticide in southeastern Switzerland. Some colonies have been severely weakened, the canton Graubünden veterinary officer stated. + Switzerland’s battle of the bees The bee colonies at two sites in the Landquart region showed signs of poisoning, Giochen Bearth told the Keystone-SDA news agency, confirming a report by Swiss public broadcaster SRF. But it was not entirely clear whether the 45 bee colonies had been completely…