Wilsonville, OR: Largest Mass Bumble Bee Death on Record Followed by More Deaths in Hillsboro - 'Safari' pesticide suspected

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The Guardian: Pesticide Causes Largest Mass Bumble Bee Death on Record

http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/index.ssf/2013/06/after_50000_bees_die_in_wilson.html

After 50,000 dead bees found in Wilsonville, more dead bees discovered in Hillsboro
By Aimee Green, The Oregonian
on June 22, 2013 at 2:18 PM, updated June 22, 2013 at 2:24 PM
The City of Hillsboro and the Oregon Department of Agriculture are investigating the deaths of what could be hundreds of bees in downown Hillsboro over the past few days.

The city notified state agricultural officials and the Xerces Society Friday. The kill-off is more alarming because its discovery comes after an estimated 50,000 bumblebees were found dead at a Target parking lot in Wilsonville during the past week or so...

 

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Re: Wilsonville, OR: Largest Mass Bumble Bee Death on Record Followed by More Deaths in Hillsboro - 'Safari' pesticide suspected

Dozens attend memorial for bees killed by insecticide

Memorial for dead bees at Wilsonville Target (photos)

"After thousands of bumblebees recently dropped dead from local trees, the state of Oregon temporarily banned the use of 18 pesticides on all plants and trees Thursday."