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Honeybees outcompete wild pollinators, study finds

A study from Anglia Ruskin University finds that increased honeybee populations are aggressively displacing wild pollinators like bumblebees and hoverflies from flowers, reducing their numbers in areas with high honeybee density. This suggests a potential ecological imbalance driven by the growth in beekeeping, with implications for biodiversity and pollination services.

Guardian Worldabout 5 hours agoengCredibility 28%View source

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