The ridiculous doom-loop of annual ‘emergency’ authorisations of these toxic chemicals must be broken and farmers supported with switching to sustainable and bee-friendly crop production ...

This government is committed to protecting bees from toxic neonicotinoid pesticides ... the Government said lethal and harmful risks the chemical could pose to honeybees and other pollinators ...

Oblivious of their impacts on the bees and environment, farmers are increasingly using these chemical compounds on their farms to control aphids, whiteflies, thrips, locusts, bollworms ...