UK supermarket chain Waitrose today said it will stop using pesticides linked to declining bee populations by the end of 2014. By the end of next year, farmers supplying Waitrose fruit, vegetables and flowers must phase out three neonicotinoid-based pesticides: imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam. Imidacloprid, thiamethoxam and clothianidin are among the three neonicotinoid chemicals identified […]
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