Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Bee deaths: EU, Switzerland to suspend use of pesticides...

The European Union said on Monday it will suspend the use of three of the world's most widely-used pesticides for two years because of fears they are linked to a plunge in bee populations.

The European Commission will impose a temporary ban of a class of pesticides known as neonicotinoids effective from the beginning of December.The Federal Office for National Economic Supply said it will follow suit.

The ban will affect the use of the substances on all crops, excluding winter cereals and plants, which are not attractive to bees or harvested before bloom, such as beet and salad.

The pesticides, which are widely used to protect rapeseed and maize from aphids and other pests, are mainly produced by Basel-based Syngenta and Germany's Bayer. A ban would shift demand to alternative substances, whose effects on bee populations are largely unknown. Full story...

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