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Canada to phase out pesticides linked to bee deaths, sources say

The federal government will begin phasing out the outdoor use of nicotine-based pesticides beginning in 2021, part of an effort to stem the mysterious decline of honey bee colonies around the world. The Pest Management Regulatory Agency of Canada will announce Wednesday a three-year phaseout of two of the three main neonicotinoid pesticides currently approved for use in the country, sources close to the decision tell The Canadian Press.

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    The ban has been too long in coming, said Coneybeare, adding he doesn't understand why it will take five years to be fully implemented.

    Same here. It should have been banned over five years ago.

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