EPA Investigates Poisoning of 250,000 Bees in Corowa

Beekeepers in Corowa are dismayed by the deaths, but one is not surprised by the cause. A quarter of a million bees have died in Corowa, New South Wales, after coming in contact with a controversial pesticide. The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) tested the hives and found they were poisoned by fipronil, a chemical used to control ants, cockroaches, fleas, and other insects. The bees were found dead in three hives in separate parts of the town last month.