Insecticides are killing bees, birds, and who knows what else

Pesticides used to kill off troublesome bugs have been killing off honey bees, and now birds are dying off, too. The insecticide works its way up the food chain, and when birds eat bugs that have come into contact with the chemical, it causes problems. In areas where the chemicals have been cut back, bird populations are rebounding. Balancing the human need to grow crops to feed a booming population with the impact that various chemicals have on wildlife is delicate. To be perfectly blunt, human...