"It was an avoidable massacre. Beekeepers in Dorchester County, South Carolina, saw 48 of their hives killed off on 28 August. The culprit was a pesticide, sprayed from a plane with the aim of killing mosquitoes that can carry the Zika virus. But South Carolinas mosquito population isnt yet known to carry Zika and even if the virus is present, there are ways to kill the mosquitoes without killing bees. ..."
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