France Is The First Country To Ban All 5 Pesticides Linked To Bee Deaths
Bees pollinate a third of our food supply and over 90% of all wild plants, so they are critical for global food production. This means that every third spoonful of food in the world depends on them. Share: They are also known for producing high-quality food and products that are commonly used in healthcare and other sectors. Therefore, the decline in the population of these hard-working insects is an alarming concern. In 2018, France decided to place a strict ban on all neonicotinoid insecticides used on farms to repel bugs, due to the dramatic decline in bee populations. These insecticides were created in the 1990s, as a safe alternative to toxic insecticides that harmed both, animals and humans. They have been a popular way to protect flowering trees and other crops, as they are relatively low-risk for non-target organisms and attack the central nervous system of insects. Yet, researchers have recently pointed out that these insecticides are the main culprit for a phenomenon known as...