Scientists link mass death of British bees to farm pesticides | Herald Scotland
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Nicotine-based pesticides in widespread use by farmers are implicated in the mass deaths of bees, according to a new study by US scientists.
Honeybee hives are being lost every year in the US; a million colonies a year are lost in France, Germany, Italy and the UK
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Pesticide companies have been trying to protect their multi-billion pound businesses by lobbying internationally against bans on neonicotinoids, a group of toxic chemicals designed to paralyse insects by attacking their nervous systems.