āScandalous, irrational and irresponsibleā: French beekeepersā fury at lifting of pesticides ban | TheBriefWire
āScandalous, irrational and irresponsibleā: French beekeepersā fury at lifting of pesticides ban
Published 26 July 2026 Ā· science
Allowing use of two neonicotinoids to combat crop-ruining disease will kill bees and reduce harvests, union says Beekeepers and environmentalists in France have reacted furiously
Allowing use of two neonicotinoids to combat crop-ruining disease will kill bees and reduce harvests, union says Beekeepers and environmentalists in France have reacted furiously after parliament approved a bill reauthorising two banned pesticides scientists say can poison bees.
āThere are no words to describe the frustration,ā said Carolyn Bouguet, a beekeeper in Essonne, greater Paris. āBee populations have already been badly compromised by
climate change, new parasites and loss of habitat. And now this.ā Continue reading...
Published: July 26, 2026 ā¢ 10:30 AM IST Ā· Updated: July 26, 2026 ā¢ 11:07 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
Key points
Allowing use of two neonicotinoids to combat crop-ruining disease will kill bees and reduce harvests, union says Beekeepers and environmentalists in France have reacted furiously after parliament approved a bill reauthorising two banned pesticides scientists say can poison bees.
āThere are no words to describe the frustration,ā said Carolyn Bouguet, a beekeeper in Essonne, greater Paris.
āBee populations have already been badly compromised by climate change, new parasites and loss of habitat.
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