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Kenyan Experts: Pesticides Killing Bees, Forcing Farmers to Hand-Pollinate

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Voice of America

Publication Date
2021-04-28

Kenyan farmers say they are being forced to hand-pollinate their crops due to a decline in bee populations from pesticides. Kenya’s insect experts say the chemicals, meant to kill desert locusts and other pests, are killing off bees and other pollinating insects.

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https://www.voanews.com/africa/kenyan-experts-pesticides-killing-bees-forcing-farmers-hand-pollinate