Exclusive: Environment groups urge government to stick to its promises and refuse pesticide applicationUK ministers are considering allowing the use of a bee-killing pesticide next year despite promising during the election to ban it.Neonicotinoids are banned in the EU because they are toxic to bees, but have been authorised for use every year in the UK since 2021. Continue reading…
Exclusive: Environment groups urge government to stick to its promises and refuse pesticide application
UK ministers are considering allowing the use of a bee-killing pesticide next year despite promising during the election to ban it.
Neonicotinoids are banned in the EU because they are toxic to bees, but have been authorised for use every year in the UK since 2021.