What you need to know about neonicotinoids

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The latest on the concerns raised about the pesticides’ impact on bees

Last month the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concluded that certain neonicotinoids used on farms and gardens can harm honeybees, bumblebees and solitary bees. So why the controversial insecticides still popular, how they work and why they are of concern?