New research exposes hidden cocktail of bee-killing pesticides in hedgerows and wildflowers

The Ecologist
Jan 5, 2016, 9:30 am26 pts
Dangerous volumes of neonicotinoid insecticides and other pesticides are expressed in common wild flowers like buttercups and hawthorn blossom in countryside under arable cultivation, a new study has discovered. The discovery invalidates the UK government's 'pollinator strategy' based on creating 'safe havens'…

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