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Bees have been dying in large numbers across the continent (Photo: Brad Smith)

Big pharma should combat bee decline, MEPs say

The European Parliament has called on the pharmaceutical industry to play a role in finding a solution to halt the rapid decline of the honey bee.

“The European Parliament calls on the commission to increase the development of veterinary medical products for current EU honey-bee-disease-causing agents," says a non-binding resolution passed Tuesday (15 November).

The resolution also stresses the "need to offer the pharmaceutical industry incentives for the development of new medici...

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Bees have been dying in large numbers across the continent (Photo: Brad Smith)

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