Lindsey
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...and helping to promote non-native plants at the expense of the native plants on which native bees thrive. Adding to that, viruses, fungi, parasites, insecticides and habitat loss have all contributed to the decline of native bees: wapo.st/4a6azfq (gift). #bees #insects 🌎
Column | Good news: We saved the bees. Bad news: We saved the wrong ones.
Honeybees have never been in danger of extinction. But scientists are finding that they can accelerate the demise of native bee populations.
wapo.st
February 8, 2026 at 2:41 AM
...and helping to promote non-native plants at the expense of the native plants on which native bees thrive. Adding to that, viruses, fungi, parasites, insecticides and habitat loss have all contributed to the decline of native bees: wapo.st/4a6azfq (gift). #bees #insects 🌎