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Are Florida Citrus Growers Killing Bees? Is GMO The Answer?

Last month, The Ledger reported that one of Florida’s largest citrus growers was fined after state investigators found that it illegally sprayed pesticides that “killed millions of honeybees.” Ben Hill Griffin Inc., headquartered in Frostproof, was fined $1,500 in what may be the state’s first case of a citation related to a bee kill. At…