Good news for bees (picture from Britannia Image Quest). Good news for everybody.
"The weight of evidence now shows the risks
neonicotinoids pose to our environment, particularly to the bees and other
pollinators which play such a key part in our £100bn food industry, is greater
than previously understood," said Mr Gove.
"I believe this justifies further restrictions on their
use. We cannot afford to put our pollinator populations at risk."
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Good news for bees (picture from Britannia Image Quest). Good news for everybody.
"The weight of evidence now shows the risks neonicotinoids pose to our environment, particularly to the bees and other pollinators which play such a key part in our £100bn food industry, is greater than previously understood," said Mr Gove.
"I believe this justifies further restrictions on their use. We cannot afford to put our pollinator populations at risk."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41931670