Neonicotinoids
Update – EU member states support near-total neonicotinoids ban
An update on an earlier article reports that EU member states have now supported a near-total neonicotinoids ban, according to theย BBC
Neonic pesticide link to long-term wild bee decline
The large-scale, long-term decline in wild bees across England has been linked to the use of neonicotinoid insecticides byย a new study.

EU to ban neonicotinoid pesticides
A vote in the EU has paved the way for the European Commission to restrict the use of pesticides linked to bee deaths in scientific studies.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22335520