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Beekeepers are being urged to take special precaution in the management of their beehives during aerial spraying and fogging. Chief Plant Protection Officer in the Apiculture Unit of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hugh Smith asserted that the chemical being used to eradicate mosquito is hazardous to the honey bees at all stages. These are eggs, larvae, pre-pupae and adults. “Every effort must be made therefore to prevent the fog coming into the beehives to cause destruction of the bee colonies. The fog may also contaminate stored honey and bee pollen within the...