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World Service,1 min

Should farmers stop using pesticides that kill bees?

World Business Report

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Certain crop treatments are restricted by the EU, despite concerns by growers in the agriculture sector. One of the most controversial types of pesticides are neonicotinoids and according to Paul De Zylva, from Friends of the Earth, the testing procedure that allowed their use was flawed. (Picture: A bee on a rosemary plant. Ulrich Baumgarten/Getty Images.)

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