Michael McCarthy: BBKA oligarchy has buried the truth in its cosy relationship with the pesticide lobby
wo, 01/12/2011 - 09:12 — Henk Tennekes
The saga of the British Beekeepers' Association (BBKA) and its long-term pesticide endorsements is quite extraordinary. For 10 years, the BBKA has been giving its official blessing to four insecticides as "bee-friendly" or "bee-safe" – for example, the May 2001 newsletter BBKA News referred to "the BBKA's endorsement of Fury as a bee-safe product", while another piece in August 2005 said "the products we endorse are bee-friendly when used properly". Yet the active ingredients of these products are among the most deadly substances for bees existing on the planet. Good old bee-safe Fury contains cypermethrin, the second most toxic insecticide to honey bees out of 100 tested.
Source: The Independent, 12 January 2011
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/michael-mccarthy-bbka-...
See also:
http://www.britishbeekeeping.com/
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