date:Jul 17, 2013
d other vegetables that are harvested before they flower, posing a low risk to foraging bees.
BASF said in a statement it disagreed with the decision and remained convinced the decline in bee numbers was due to other factors.
We will support the European Commission in the development of extensive measures that can benefit bees while securing food production in Europe. We do not believe that the planned restriction of fipronil uses will accomplish that, said Juergen Oldeweme of BASF's Crop Prot