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Scientists Say Pesticides Are Causing the Beepocalypse
A new countrywide field study has uncovered the first evidence of a link between certain pesticide use and honeybee decline in England and Wales, contrary to UK government claims that mites and weather conditions are to blame.
Be Afraid, Bees, Be Very Afraid: UK Lifts Ban on Pesticide Linked to Their Decline
For now, two types of neonicotinoid pesticides will be allowed on a small portion of crops, even though researchers believe they are contributing culprits to global bee death.
Ontario Moves to Restrict Bee-Killing Pesticide Used in Farming
Come July 1, the Canadian province will enact new rules that curb the use of corn and soybean seeds coated with neonicotinoid insecticides, which it says are “highly toxic” to honeybees and other insects.
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