This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government

Petition Follow France’ lead and ban all five pesticides linked to bee deaths

In May 2018 the EU banned three of the significant pesticides implicated in the collapse of bee populations. Clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam are now prohibited for use on crops.
France has gone further given the importance of pollinators to nature and the survival of the biosphere.

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Studies have reported that the neonicotinoid pesticides attack the central nervous system of insects, leading to loss of memory and homing skills, in addition to reduced fertility. Bees that cannot find their way back to the hive quickly die. However the pesticides have also been shown to affect butterflies, birds and other pollinating insects.

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