Tag Archives: bee health

Bayer CropScience: Decision to restrict use of neonicotinoid-containing products will not improve bee health

Posted on 28, May 2013 by

Monheim,  28-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Despite failing to achieve a qualified majority in the Appeal Committee, the European Commission has announced a restriction on the use of neonicotinoid-containing products on bee-attractive crops, a decision that Bayer CropScience considers disproportionate and one … Read the full press release →

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EU-wide restrictions on pesticides harmful to Europe’s honeybee population enter into force on 1 December, 2013

Posted on 27, May 2013 by

Brussels, 27-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A restriction on the use of three pesticides belonging to the neonicotinoid family was today adopted by the Commission. These pesticides (clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiametoxam) were identified as being harmful to Europe’s honeybee population. This restriction will … Read the full press release →

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Syngenta: EU Member States again fail to agree restriction on key crop protection technology

Posted on 7, May 2013 by

Basel, Switzerland, 7-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Syngenta acknowledged that European Union (EU) Member States for the second time failed to agree on the European Commission’s proposal for a ban on neonicotinoid pesticides. The latest decision should compel the Commission to return to … Read the full press release →

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