US wild bee numbers decline as land is converted for biofuel – BBC News

A new study says that wild bees in the US are declining in many areas because of increases in the amount of corn being grown for biofuel.

Source: US wild bee numbers decline as land is converted for biofuel – BBC News

In the areas that have seen the most serious reduction in wild bees, there have been 200% increases in the amount of corn planted.

And look at the graph below that shows the increase in use of GMO corn. Bt-Corn: corn that has been engineered by Monsanto to have anti-insect Bacillus thuringiensis toxin in its pollen.

(Ht is herbicide friendly)

Oh my.

biotechcrops

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