UK Home Improvement Retailers to Withdraw Products Containing ...

January 30, 2013 by ?
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Bees have had a rough time in the past few years ? from the Varroa mite and colony collapse disorder to factory waste contaminating their honey . Heeding the insect?s buzz for help, UK home improvement retailers B&Q and Wickes have pledged to withdraw products containing a family of compounds called neonicotinoids ? pesticides linked to the decline in bee populations. B&Q will stop selling its only product using imidacloprid, and Wickes will remove products with thiamethoxam, both of which are neonicotinoids. Together with clothianidin, these three chemicals are identified by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) as nerve agents that are seriously damaging to the health of pollinators. Read the rest of UK Home Improvement Retailers to Withdraw Products Containing Chemicals Harmful to Bees Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: b&q , Bayer , bees , colony collapse disorder , efsa , epa , european food safety authority , friends of the earth , home improvement , neonicotinoids , pesticides , prime minister , soil association , united states , varroa mite , wickes

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