Honeybee shortage threatens crop pollination in Europe

In more than half of European countries, there are not enough honeybees to pollinate crops, according to new EU-funded research by scientists reported in January 2014.

Plos One: Report, 08.01.14: Agricultural Policies Exacerbate Honeybee Pollination Service Supply-Demand Mismatches Across Europe http://www.plosone.org/article/fetchObject.action;jsessionid=B5DA8A0497182DDBEEAC7A0BDA8EAD19?uri=info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0082996&representation=PDF

ESO: Background information: Syngenta takes EU to court over pesticide ban http://www.europeansources.info/record/syngenta-takes-eu-to-court-over-pesticide-ban/

EFSA: Press Release, 13.3.14: Call for European research network to address bee losses http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/140313.htm

ESO: Background information: Bumble bee study does not affect neonicotinoid conclusions, EFSA says http://www.europeansources.info/record/efsa-concludes-that-study-released-by-fera-does-not-affect-neonicotinoid-conclusions/

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