[Pollinator] Fwd: Insecticide 'unacceptable' danger to bees, report finds

[David Inouye]

>From: Paul Williams <P.Williams at nhm.ac.uk>
>To: "iucn-bumblebee at googlegroups.com" <iucn-bumblebee at googlegroups.com>
>Subject: Insecticide 'unacceptable' danger to bees, report finds
>Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:46:13 +0000
>
>Dear All,
>
>Press release:
>
>EFSA scientists have identified a number of risks posed to bees by 
>three neonicotinoid insecticides[1]. The Authority was asked by the 
>European Commission to assess the risks associated with the use of 
>clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam as seed treatment or as 
>granules, with particular regard to: their acute and chronic effects 
>on bee colony survival and development; their effects on bee larvae 
>and bee behaviour; and the risks posed by sub-lethal doses[2] of the 
>three substances. In some cases EFSA was unable to finalise the 
>assessments due to shortcomings in the available data.
>
>http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/130116.htm?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=infocus&utm_campaign=beehealth
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>
>
>Paul
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