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EU looks set to ban all bee-harming pesticides
By EUobserver
Draft proposals seen by The Guardian newspaper suggest the EU commission wants to impose a total ban on all bee-harming pesticides. A temporary ban on three neonicotinoids, chemical insecticides, had been imposed in 2013 but was limited only to certain crops. The latest proposal aims to extend the scope to cover everything except plants grown in greenhouses.