MEP slams Commission for dunking a ‘witch’
The European Commission has today (08.05.13) over-ridden the wishes of the UK government and restricted the use of certain insecticides from the neonicotinoid group. This action has been taken in response to declines in bee populations. Many crop experts and farmers are unhappy with the decision and claim that there is insufficient data to confirm […]
Pesticides ruling to impact farmers
The European Commission has intervened in a dispute between member states to suspend the use of pesticides containing neonicotinoid for flowering crops, which will remain off limits for the next two years. The reasons are based on concerns that neonicotinoids are damaging to bees and other pollinators, which are vital for the pollination of plants, […]
BCPC supports UK call for EU impact assessment of neonicotinoid insecticide use suspension
On 15 March, a proposed two-year suspension of seed treatment use of the neonicotinoid insecticides, clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethixam, on specified crops attractive to bees, failed to gain the necessary qualified majority vote from EU member states. It is tempting to conclude that the result was due to rejection of the findings of the recent […]
