02 March 2022

Government permits use of bee poison

March 2 2022 Pollinators under threat from Government decision which allows the use of bee poison. All pollinators are at risk on 100,000 hectares of land following the Government decision to allow bee poisons use. The Rothamsted Virus yellows forecast for 2022 is 68.9%. Cruiser SB seed treatment has been triggered as the predicted levels are above the 19% danger level set by the government.  In 2021 the level of Virus threat was predicted to be 8.3%.  Stephen Barnes, Chair of the British Beekeepers' Association is appalled to hear about the decision to allow the use of Cruiser SB on sugar beet crops in the UK.  This decision is damaging to the environment and pollinators. The chemical authorised on March 1st is a neonicotinoid responsible for killing bees and other pollinators. This is not just damaging for honeybees but for all other insects, soil and watercourses. This is a dark day for British Beekeeping.  Rothamsted yellows virus forecast model has ...

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