“Poisoned Bees in Campeche: Pesticides Blamed for Mass Deaths”

While Hurricane Beryl's passage over the Yucatan peninsula resulted in no human casualties, it did lead to a significant amount of collateral damage. One such instance is the mass bee death in the Ich-Ek community of Campeche. However, local beekeepers have clarified that the cyclone itself was not responsible for the damage to the hives. Instead, they point to the use of pesticides in agriculture as the primary cause.

The Chenes Collective of Mayan Communities reported that beekeeping families had visited their apiaries before Beryl's landfall on the peninsula. Their aim was to mitigate the potential risks of flooding…