Keep our bees safe! Liz Truss must say no to neonics

The Ecologist
Jun 5, 2015, 9:26 am24 pts
In 2013 the EU imposed a moratorium on three of the most toxic of the neonicotinoid pesticides in an attempt to save wild bee populations. Now the NFU has applied to lift the ban, writes Nat Whalley. Time to call on environment secretary Liz Truss, who today receives a 300,000-signature 'save the bees'…

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