Anger as government allows banned bee-killing pesticides for fourth year in a row
Farmers have been given the go-ahead for the fourth year in a row to use a banned pesticide that kills bees – prompting anger among nature lovers.
Food and farming minister Mark Spencer has authorised the use of a neonicotinoid to protect this year’s sugar beet crops against viruses.
Just one teaspoon of thiamethoxam can kill 1.25 billion , according to, of the University of Sussex.
