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Insecticide use to be halted

The Scottish Wildlife Trust has welcomed the European Commission’s decision to halt the use of hazardous insecticides. The ban will restrict the use of three insecticides, collectively known as neonicotinoids, and was agreed by members of the EU following a second vote on the issue. The ban is due to come into effect later in the year. The Scottish Wildlife Trust has been campaigning for a ban on these pesticides in response to research that shows that neonicotinoids present an acute risk to pollinators. Pollinator decline is not just of concern to conservationists; our agricultural systems are reliant on crop pollination and this “free service” currently provided by bees and other pollinators is estimated to be worth £43 million per year to Scotland’s economy.