Pesticide firms compete to showcase bee-protection programmes

Monsanto’s “Bee Summits” and Bayer AG’s “Bee care centre” are the latest examples of how pesticide makers are competing to showcase their goodwill to policymakers in Europe and the US that they are taking the necessary steps to protect bee populations. The companies say their pesticides are not the problem, but critics say science shows the opposite.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background Information: Insecticide firms in secret bid to stop ban that could save bees http://www.europeansources.info/record/insecticide-firms-in-secret-bid-to-stop-ban-that-could-save-bees/

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