Ontario court backs the bees! Activists win fight to ban harmful, bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides
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<p>‘I the wi ter of 2014, Ca a a’s provi ce of O tario s ffere a expo e tial loss of ho eybees. A estimate 58 perce t of the ho eybee pop latio va ishe that year, frighte i g beekeepers. So ma y facets of a iverse agric lt re system a healthy ecosystem epe o the bees’ ability to stay healthy a polli ate.</p>
<p>The biggest problem faci g the bees all over the worl right ow is a class of pestici es calle eo icoti oi s. I O tario, practically 100 perce t of cor see s a at least 60 perce t of soybea s are treate with eo icoti oi s, spa i g fo r millio acres of O tario’s agric lt re. Ho eybee pop latio s are feeli g the impact of the chemicals the most; eo ics i filtrate polle a ltimately isr pt a weake the ervo s systems of affecte i sects, i cl i g bees.’</p>
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