Glyphosate and Neonicotinoids are Poisoning Honeybees (and the World)

Honeybee on a flower, Argolis, Peloponnesos, Greece. Photo: Evaggelos Vallianatos

Prologue

The twentieth century gave birth to honeybee neurotoxins – organophosphate, carbamate and neonicotinoid pesticides. It also gave birth to glyphosate, a weed killer that achieved global significance, being the biggest selling pesticide — ever. But where does this chemical come from? Rosemary Mason, a European physician, prolific science writer, and environmentalist, tracked down the toxic birth of glyphosate.