Question

The Europen Union made decision in May 2013 to impose a continent wide ban on the pesticide namely neonicotinoids to help which species of insects? A.Ants B.Butter Flies C.Honey Bees D.Earth worm

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Ans: C. Honey Bees

The European Union imposed a ban on three kinds of neonicotinoids in 2013 which forbade its use in flowering crops that attract honey bees and other pollinating insects. These pesticides are coated into the seeds to protect them from soil pests, the pesticide is absorbed by the seed and spreads through the tissue and eventually reaches pollen and nectar. Thus making honey bees and other pollinating insects vulnerable to it.