The European Union finally decided to ban nicotine-like pesticides to save honeybees, │, and completely ban three insecticides, including Yida amine, in the field.

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After a long wait, the European Union finally decided to bring the killer of bees to justice. From the end of 2018, three kinds of nicotine insecticides such as Idaramide, Cornidine and Saisuan have been banned in the field. Also supporting the protection of bees is the European Court of Justice, which in May ruled that the European Commission adopted the "early warning principle" in 2013 to ban the use of nicotine pesticides in flowering plants that attract bees, refuting allegations made by agricultural and chemical companies Bayer and Syngenta.

European Food Safety Agency: nicotinoids expose bees to high risk

"it was a mistake to approve the listing of nicotine (neonicotinoids) more than 20 years ago, causing an environmental disaster." European Pesticide Action Network (PAN Europe) Health and Environment Commissioner Demin (Martin Dermine) said. For honeybees, the EU's strict regulation of nicotine, which is widely used around the world, is only belated justice.

Nicotine has been accused of killing bees, but there is insufficient evidence. The evidence is now conclusive. After reviewing more than 1500 scientific studies, the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) said in February that imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam used in the field put bees at high risk.

Bees face different threats because of different pesticide uses. The European Food Safety Agency explained that "in addition to exposure to nicotine-treated crops when collecting honey, sometimes they are exposed to high-risk neighboring fields." In addition to the residues of pollen and nectar in crops treated with nicotine, nearby untreated plants may also be contaminated with nicotine dust.

The European Food Safety Agency also said, "in some cases, nicotine remains in the soil of agricultural land after nicotine is applied to crops, resulting in residues of pollen and nectar from newly planted crops. Not only bees, but wild bees are also threatened. "

Extreme weather, disease, parasites and habitat loss all threaten the survival of bees (Photography / Zheng Jieyi)

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