Jay Vroom, CEO and spokesman at CropLife America, a trade partnership of seed and pesticide manufacturers, says studies measuring the effect of neonics on bees in field conditions «consistently demonstrate no negative effects.» (discovermagazine.com)
The European Commission last year proposed — but has not yet adopted — extending a partial ban on neonics to all field crops. (sciencemag.org)
«Reducing use of neonics in Ontario is a welcome and necessary first step towards banning these harsh, bee - killing chemicals across Canada,» said Lisa Gue, David Suzuki Foundation senior researcher and analyst. (davidsuzuki.org)