bees

Reproduction for about 90 per cent of flowering plant species depends on pollinators, from bees and butterflies to hummingbirds and bats, writes celebrated scientist and TV personality David Suzuki.

Environmental groups say the Commons agriculture committee looking into a ban on imidacloprid is parroting industry lines while ignoring concerns about the pesticides.

Is the phasing-put of the largest selling "bee-killing" insecticide in Canada actually a victory for science and the environment, or a well-worn strategy to swell corporate coffers?

The federal government should move ahead with a proposed ban of a bee-killing pesticide immediately, an organization representing Ontario’s beekeepers says.

According to the court documents, dangerous pesticides have been unlawfully registered in Canada for more than a decade.

The bees and hives are worth about $200,000. As of Thursday no arrests have been made, Quebec provincial police said.

A single installed hive, about the size of a small laundry basket, can produce 10 to 15 kilograms of honey for the homeowners.

By focusing solely on honeybees and neonics, the Ontario approach risks missing the forest for the trees.