A common Eastern bumblebee, an important pollinator species in Eastern North America, at work. Bees are vulnerable to poisoning with neonicotinoid pesticides, a class that the New Hampshire Legislature is considering regulating more strictly this session. The flowers this bee is pollinating, called purple loosestrife, are nonnative and invasive. (Photo by Molly Rains/New Hampshire Bulletin)
The New Hampshire Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources heard two ideas to address shrinking insect populations in New Hampshire during a Tuesday hearing.
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