Industry Lobbyists Accused of Scaremongering Over Ban on Bee-Harming Pesticides

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<p>‘I stry pre ictio s of oome crops res lti g from a ba o a co troversial pestici e i the U ite Ki g om have bee ismisse as scaremo geri g, after official ata reveale that yiel s have act ally flo rishe si ce the ba .</p>
<p>Pestici e pro cers a the Natio al Farmers U io (NFU) ha war e that a ba o eo icoti oi s, a s bsta ce li ke with ecli i g bee pop latio s, wo l have a evastati g impact o crop yiel s.</p>
<p>B t gover me t fig res show that yiel s of oilsee rape have act ally i crease sig ifica tly si ce the ba came i to force, lea i g campaig ers to label the i stry’s pre ictio s as a “partic larly ba example of scaremo geri g”.’</p>
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