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Neonicotinoids basically work by breaking down immune system
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The Pollinators

Neonicotinoids basically workby breaking down immune system, cause the insectsto lose...

Neonicotinoids basically work
by breaking down immune system, cause the insects
to lose their memory, make them sick

Full Transcript

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-Neonicotinoids basically work by breaking down immune system,
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cause the insects to lose their memory,
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make them sick.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:55
Uploaded
Jun 16, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Stonykill Films

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Movie Summary

A cinematic journey around the United States following migratory beekeepers and their truckloads of honey bees as they pollinate the flowers that become the fruits, nuts and vegetables we all eat.
Whether it's the insect or it's a human, you know, - The Pollinators 00:15
Whether it's the insect or it's a human, you know,
-Bees, it turns out, are very good - The Pollinators 00:06
-Bees, it turns out, are very good
It seems like even - The Pollinators 00:19
It seems like even
It was shocking how much pesticide - The Pollinators 00:16
It was shocking how much pesticide
Most pesticides are lipophilic, - The Pollinators 00:08
Most pesticides are lipophilic,
Wax, it turns out, is almost like a fossil record. - The Pollinators 00:05
Wax, it turns out, is almost like a fossil record.
The wax combs that the bees live in, - The Pollinators 00:18
The wax combs that the bees live in,
-The effect of pesticides on bees of all sorts, - The Pollinators 00:12
-The effect of pesticides on bees of all sorts,
And this is a real -- a real concern, - The Pollinators 00:12
And this is a real -- a real concern,
-Something changed after World War II - The Pollinators 00:07
-Something changed after World War II
The advent of synthetic chemicals - The Pollinators 00:08
The advent of synthetic chemicals
Modern insecticides have come into being - The Pollinators 00:06
Modern insecticides have come into being
The stakes are high -- - The Pollinators 00:06
The stakes are high --
-And synthetic chemists, - The Pollinators 00:16
-And synthetic chemists,
Natural molecules - The Pollinators 00:10
Natural molecules
And the answer was yes, and without any other regard - The Pollinators 00:13
And the answer was yes, and without any other regard
There are major differences - The Pollinators 00:23
There are major differences
Whereas in the United States, - The Pollinators 00:18
Whereas in the United States,
-I mean, nobody's looking at what damage - The Pollinators 00:05
-I mean, nobody's looking at what damage
Some of the stuff we're using is a neurotoxin - The Pollinators 00:12
Some of the stuff we're using is a neurotoxin