‘SCANDALOUS, IRRATIONAL AND IRRESPONSIBLE’: FRENCH BEEKEEPERS’ FURY AT LIFTING OF PESTICIDES BAN

Allowing use of two neonicotinoids to combat crop-ruining disease will kill bees and reduce harvests, union says Beekeepers and environmentalists in France have reacted furiously after parliament approved a bill… “There are no words to describe the frustration,” said Carolyn Bouguet, a beekeeper in Essonne, greater Paris.

Environment | The Guardian reports that allowing use of two neonicotinoids to combat crop-ruining disease will kill bees and reduce harvests, union says Beekeepers and environmentalists in France have reacted furiously after parliament approved a bill…

The report adds: “There are no words to describe the frustration,” said Carolyn Bouguet, a beekeeper in Essonne, greater Paris.

“Bee populations have already been badly compromised by climate change, new parasites and loss of habitat.

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