"Friends of the Earth bees campaigner Paul de Zylva said: Its scandalous that the government has caved in to NFU pressure. Ever more scientific evidence shows just how dangerous these chemicals are to bees and other pollinators. De Zylva said: The NFUs campaign to undermine the pesticides ban has given an impression of large crop losses nationwide, but this is not supported either by the scientific evidence or harvest figures. Ministers have not made public the information provided by the NFU, citing commercial confidentiality. " Source: http://www.theguardian.com/environm...pends-ban-pesticides-linked-serious-harm-bees