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The advent of synthetic chemicals
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The Pollinators

The adventof synthetic chemicals that could be used to poison insectswas a big one

The advent
of synthetic chemicals that could be used to poison insects
was a big one

Full Transcript

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The advent of synthetic chemicals
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that could be used
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to poison insects was a big one.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:59
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.
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
Come up here and figure out why." - The Pollinators 00:06
Come up here and figure out why."
And it was very obvious it was an acute bee kill, - The Pollinators 00:13
And it was very obvious it was an acute bee kill,
The first sets they were looking at, - The Pollinators 00:04
The first sets they were looking at,
We found a queen staggering out in front of a hive. - The Pollinators 00:04
We found a queen staggering out in front of a hive.
Anyway, that's what we want to do, - The Pollinators 00:05
Anyway, that's what we want to do,
This family spent a lot of moneyfor these bees, - The Pollinators 00:06
This family spent a lot of moneyfor these bees,
And it would be terrible to think that they were doing - The Pollinators 00:16
And it would be terrible to think that they were doing
That's fine, good. -And that'll give you -- - The Pollinators 00:05
That's fine, good. -And that'll give you --
-Yeah, well, when they do the chemical analysis, I know, - The Pollinators 00:09
-Yeah, well, when they do the chemical analysis, I know,
Nobody's going to want to admit that this happened - The Pollinators 00:09
Nobody's going to want to admit that this happened
And he has, probably, - The Pollinators 00:05
And he has, probably,