date:Jul 05, 2013
a series of attributes to protect. For honey bees these are:
survival and development of colonies;
health of larvae;
bee behaviour;
abundance of bees;
ability to reproduce.
EFSAs pesticide experts agreed that, for honey bees, all the attributes to protect are directly related to colony strength i.e. the number of individuals in a hive. The scheme for honey bees therefore suggests that it is not acceptable for colony size to fall by more than 7% as a result of exposure to pesticides at any tim