Position Statement, December 2012

There is now mounting evidence of the problems associated with neonicotinoid insecticides.   The Bumblebee Conservation Trust is seriously concerned by the results of research published in the leading international journals Science and Nature, demonstrating the sub-lethal effects of neonicotinoid insecticides on bumblebees.

Harm to populations of pollinator insects, especially bumblebees, erodes the ecosystem service provided by pollination, potentially reducing the economic value of many agricultural and horticultural crops, as well as contributing to a decrease in the United Kingdom’s biodiversity.
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