Canadian province sticks to phase-down of neonic pesticides

The national pesticide regulator in Canada says neonicotinoid pesticides are largely safe for honeybees but the province of Ontario “is holding fast to stringent rules that restrict their use,” says the London Free Press. The province aims for an 80-percent reduction in use of the class of pesticides by 2017. The newspaper quoted a spokesman… » Read More

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