Wednesday 15 August 2018

Ottawa to phase out pesticides linked to bee deaths

Ottawa to phase out pesticides linked to bee deaths

In what is being hailed as a victory for troubled bee populations, the federal government is moving to ban the outdoor use of pesticides that are widely applied to canola, corn and soybean crops in Canada, the Star has learned. Beekeepers and environmentalists have blamed the pesticides — called neonicotinoids — for contributing to honeybee die-offs in recent years.

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