Pesticides and Bees: Over a Century of History

In Colombia, as in other countries, there has been much discussion in the last four years about the causes of the massive death of bees, almost always with a common denominator: agrochemicals. It is no secret that agrochemicals, chemical products used in agriculture, or PQUA, as they are designated today, are designed to combat pests and weeds in farming, affecting the bees that visit the crops, with insecticides being the most lethal; however, the agricultural sector needs these products, but it also needs bees.