A major review of systemic pesticides – the best known of which are neonicotinoids - led by a range of leading scientists has confirmed these chemicals are already causing significant damage to a wide range of beneficial invertebrate species. Additionally the authors have recognised the potential threat to other species, such as birds.
Image: Bee on flower at RSPB Hope Farm by Grahame Madge (rspb-images.com)
Keep an eye out for more on this story in the next couple of weeks, but for now you can read the press release here.