Health
Pollinators: neonicotinoid pesticides stop bees and flies from getting a good night’s sleep – Australian Times
Neonicotinoids, the most commonly used pesticides in the world, were banned in the EU in 2018. More than 99,000 people petitioned the UK government to support the…
Kiah Tasman, University of Bristol
Neonicotinoids, the most commonly used pesticides in the world, were banned in the EU in 2018. More than 99,000 people petitioned the UK government to support the ban amid a wealth of scientific evidence linking this group of chemicals to poor health in bees, from the reduced production of bumblebee queens to slashed sperm counts among male honeybees.
Sleeping on the job? Maciej Olszewski/Shutterstock
The UK government had pledged to keep the EUs restrictions post-Brexit,…
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