Three neonicotinoids, the world's most widely used insecticides would be forbidden across the continent for two yearsInsecticides linked to serious harm in bees could be banned from use on flowering crops in Europe as early as July, under proposals set out by the European commission on Thursday, branded "hugely significant" by environmentalists. The move marks remarkably rapid action after evidence has mounted in recent months that the pesticides are contributing to the decline in insects that pollinate a third of all food.Three neonicotinoids, the world's most widely used insecticides, ... Read More