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Study: Demand for biofuels could take away habitat for honey bees

By Johnathan Hettinger | September 1, 2016

Amid reports of anti-Zika efforts killing millions of bees throughout the southeast, a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey shows that the increasing demand for biofuels could be taking away habitat best suited for honey bees in some of the nation's top honey-producing states.