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The Pollinators

The neonicotinoids take years to degrade in the environment, and what that means is,...

The neonicotinoids take years to degrade in the environment, and what that means is, you're going to continue
to poison the bees for many years after you apply
these pesticides

Full Transcript

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The neonicotinoids take years
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to degrade in the environment,
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and what that means is,
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you're going to continue to poison the bees
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for many years after you apply these pesticides.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:38
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.
They're so widely marketed and so widely used - The Pollinators 00:07
They're so widely marketed and so widely used
-Neonicotinoids basically work by breaking down immune system, - The Pollinators 00:09
-Neonicotinoids basically work by breaking down immune syste...
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,