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    Call to ban neonicotinoids in Africa due to threat to pollinators

    Feb 17, 2020 2 minutes
    – Sabrina Dean

    A recent report by the Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) has called for the use of neonicotinoids (systemic agricultural pesticides resembling nicotine, also called neonics) to be banned in Africa due to the threat posed to the environment, particularly pollinators such

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