Bee-killing insecticides will face a near total ban in Europe following a vote by member states in favour of proposals by the European Commission. The UK government supported the ban, which it says it will maintain after Brexit. CATHERINE EARLY reports
… bee_on_blossomcgreenpeace.jpg Bee-killing insecticides will face a near total ban in … currently authorised in the EU, and insecticides like … Authority so that they stop approving new insecticides suspected of being similarly …
Claims by pro-pesticide groups that pesticide use has halved in the UK since 1990 are 'misleading' since they do not reflect the higher toxicity of modern products, according to campaigners. CATHERINE EARLY investigates
… - which remain the second most widely used insecticide in the UK in terms of land … were designed in part to replace pyrethroid insecticides due to concerns over their impact …
The campaign to Remain cannot be left to the grey men of British politics, writes Alan Simpson. The Labour leadership must proclaim the case for a green Europe that belongs to its people not its corporations, inspiring voters with a positive vision of the EU as it ought to be - and that we can bring about only as fully engaged members.
… oppose a ban on bee-destroying neonicotinoid insecticides, but have had to accept it as …