Bee colony deaths around the world on the rise, Could be due to pesticides

Bees are a very important part of an ecosystem, spreading pollen from plant to plant and seeds from place to place. But these biologically important insects are in decline of number, and many people think it could be due to a kind of nicotine-like pesticide known as Neonicotinoids that has already been proven to mess up the natural process of producing food. This is also known as, or is at least supposedly linked to, a phenomenon called Colony Collapse Disorder. 40 or 50 percent of commercial beehives have already fell victim to CCD. It first surfaced in 2005, but has recently gotten dramatically worse. So next time you see this insect buzzing in your backyard, try your best not to call the exterminator, because that one bee could have a whole colony--or ecosystem--on its shoulders.