The preliminary assessment will help form the scientific basis for US government policy as it considers whether to control the exhaust of the pesticidesThe US government has acknowledged for the first time that one of the world’s most widely used pesticides can be harmful to honeybees.
The results of field trials,released Wednesday by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), show imidacloprid, or a common neonicotinoid,can cause hive populations to tumble among the world’s most valuable pollinators.
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Source: theguardian.com