Good News for UK Bees

Jul 7, 2014

After lobbying from campaign groups, pesticide manufacturer Syngenta withdraws application to use neonicotinoids in UK oilseed rape crops.

Despite a recent European ban on the controversial group of pesticides known as neonicotinoids one manufacturer, Syngenta, recently applied for an emergency exemption.

There is a growing body of research to suggest that this particular group of pesticides is seriously damaging to invertebrate pollinators including Bee populations.

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