Intensive crop farming in New Zealand is having a negative impact on native bees, according to researchers from the University of Auckland.
The study found that areas surrounded by high intensity agriculture, such as commercial sunflower crops, recorded a 90 per cent decline in some native bee species.
The findings are published in the August edition of Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.
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