Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new pesticide label for honey bee protection, announced Thursday, have been widely criticized by beekeepers and environmentalists as offering inadequate protection in the face of devastating bee decline. Under the new guidelines, the labels will prohibit the use of some neonicotinoid pesticides when bees are present, and include a “bee advisory box” and icon with information on routes of exposure and spray drift precautions. Critics…
