Bayer CropScience has begun construction of its North American Bee Care Center at its headquarters in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The center is to be a gathering place for researchers, bee experts, students, and other visitors to meet with Bayer scientists with the goal of promoting and protecting bee health. It is to be completed in July. Bayer’s reasons for investing in bee care are complex. The company developed and is the largest producer of neo­nico­tinoid insecticides, which have come under scrutiny in the investigation of causes of colony collapse disorder. Many uses of this class of insecticides have […]