World Air pollution harms honey bees too, study finds: Dirty air could kill 80% of bees in India August 14, 2020 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY Comments Off on Air pollution harms honey bees too, study finds: Dirty air could kill 80% of bees in India The research, conducted in India, found that even mildly dirty air could kill 80% of giant Asian honey bees, a key pollinator in South Asia.