[ExI] Bees - Neonicotinoids EU ban likely

[spike at rainier66.com]

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From: extropy-chat [mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of BillK
Subject: [ExI] Bees - Neonicotinoids EU ban likely

Total ban on bee-harming pesticides likely after major new EU analysis

Analysis from EU’s scientific risk assessors finds neonicotinoids pose a serious danger to all bees, making total field ban highly likely

Damian Carrington Environment editor
Wed 28 Feb 2018

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/feb/28/total-ban-on-bee-harming-pesticides-likely-after-major-new-eu-analysis>

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The conclusion, based on analysis of more than 1,500 studies, makes it highly likely that the neonicotinoid pesticides will be banned from all fields across the EU when nations vote on the issue next month.

... BillK

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Thanks BillK,

Let's hope this is a major factor and a European ban demonstrates improvement in bee health.  If so, the states will follow and Australia and everywhere else except Africa (they generally don't listen much to us.)

I wasn't aware of the complicating factor: neonics are persistent in the soil and come up with the subsequent crop.

spike