Neonicotinoid pesticides shown to have little effect on honeybee populations
October 20, 2015
From: Crop Protection News
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In several countries in Europe, neonicotinoid pesticides have become the subject of regulatory action, and officials in the United States are considering the same route.
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The new data also showed that a number of pesticides are available, including the neonicotinoid acetamiprid, that could control tarnished plant bugs, stink bugs, aphids and mites with limited — if any — harm to bees. Consequently, the researchers questioned the logic of putting regulatory measures on neonicotinoids — and no other pesticides.
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