UK to ban bee-killing pesticides but highly toxic type could still be allowed

UK to ban bee-killing pesticides but highly toxic type could still be allowed

Bee-killing pesticides are to be banned by the UK government, as ministers set out plans to outlaw the use of neonicotinoids. However, the highly toxic neonicotinoid Cruiser SB could be allowed for use next year, as ministers are considering applications from the National Farmers’ Union and British Sugar. This powerful pesticide poisons bees by destroying […]

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