Pesticides ban to impact UK agriculture
RESTRICTING the use of pesticides containing neonicotinoid amid fears they are a cause of declining bee populations will have serious implications for UK farmers, say experts at Shropshire’s Harper Adams University. News that farmers have been banned by the European Union (EU) from using three neonicotinoid insecticides – imidacloprid, thiamethoxam and clothianidin - for two years has been welcomed by environmentalists. But some argue there is insufficient scientific evidence to show the chemicals are to blame and claim the decline in bee numbers is due to a number of factors.
