Rejected petition Stop the authorisation and use of pesticides believed to kill bees in the UK.

Stop the emergency authorisation of the use of a bee-killing pesticide - a product containing neonicotinoid thiamethoxam - on sugar beet and other crops in the UK.

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The government must stop the use of neonicotinoids in the UK due to the significant environmental risks they pose for bees and other species of insects - particularly pollinators. Insects perform vital roles in the pollination of crops & wildflowers, and nutrient recycling, but have suffered drastic declines. Evidence suggests at least 50% of insects have been lost since 1970, and 41% of insect species are now 'threatened with extinction'. Use of neonicotinoids will only exacerbate this situation.

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You might like to sign the following petitions:

Continue the ban on the use of Neonicotinoids
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/563943

Overturn the decision to allow the use of neonicotinoid pesticides
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/569214

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