Syngenta has withdrawn their application to use the insecticide this autumn. Emma Hockridge, Soil Association head of policy says:
'We are delighted that Syngenta has withdrawn its application to be allowed to use one of the banned neonicotinoids which have been shown to damage bees and other pollinators.
This is a victory for pollinators, for public opinion and for science – there was no good reason for allowing this derogation and the impact could have been catastrophic.
A global study on systemic pesticides recently assessed 800 peer reviewed studies which highlight the risks to birds, earthworms and other pollinators as wel
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Bees play a crucial role in pollination, enabling us to grow fruits and vegetables; in fact one in every three mouthfuls of our food is thanks to bee-pollination.
The latest study into the effects of neonicotinoids, funded by Triodos Bank, added to the evidence that even low doses of neonicotinoids are harmful, with the authors of the report suggesting governments plan for their reduction and global phase-out.
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