On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:41:23 +0100, "Pete C"
wrote:

'If' I've heard right, something called neonicotinoids (sp) are to be
banned. Does anyone know what products will disappear from garden centre
shelves?

A ban on neonicotinoids is not imminent but restrictions are being
considered at EU level at this time. Bayer, Syngenta et al and the
agriculture industry are doing their best to block/stall action, but I
think some restrictions will be phased in over time. Whilst
neonicotinoids are used in domestic products (a Bayer product that I
have used in the past, Provado, comes to mind) the real problem is the
large scale use of imidacloprid on cereal seeds - this is what is
being cited as a primary cause of the decline in the bee population.
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rbel