It's not just the bees - 'neonic' pesticides linked to bird declines

The Ecologist
Jul 17, 2014, 9:10 am44 pts
A study published today in Nature shows a strong correlation between concentrations of a popular neonicotinoid pesticide in water, and bird declines, writes Helen Thompson. Regulators are under pressure to tighten up, but the industry still claims there's 'no substantiated evidence'.

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