Beekeepers compensated in landmark decision after drifting neonicotinoids destroy hives

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<p>‘Two beekeepers were rece tly compe sate by the Mi esota Departme t of Agric lt re, after it was prove that a wi ely se class of i sectici es estroye their hives last spri g. Neo icoti oi s, which chemically resemble icoti e, were fo to have rifte o to the hives from a earby cor fiel , a as a res lt, severely amage the colo y a kille some of the bees.</p>
<p>The beekeepers were compe sate er a law passe i 2014, which provi es reimb rseme t for beekeepers whose hives have bee affecte by ac te pestici e poiso i g.</p>
<p>“This is the first actio of a y state, a fi i g of fact, that eo icoti oi s are harmf l to bees,” sai Se . Rick Ha se , who spo sore the e viro me tal law. “O ce yo have a state compe sati g people for a loss, it’s real.”‘</p>
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