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https://www.europeanscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_3492.jpeg1280853Microplastic is increasingly polluting our environment, coming into contact with bees and other insects. When bees ingest these plastic particles, they damage their organs and change their behaviour, which in turn affects systems such as pollination and pest control. These are the results of a new study published in the journal Nature Communications.