Episode 118 • • 53:05 - 56:11
118: Deconstructing 'Law & Order'
Honey Bee Colony Collapse Disorder, Pesticide Contamination in Produce
The hosts discuss a PBS Nature episode regarding Colony Collapse Disorder in bees, linking the deaths to the Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus (IAPV) potentially imported from Australia or China. They also discuss a report on high levels of bug-killing chemicals found in 90% of sampled pears and other produce in the United States.