In the world bees are perish en masse - Frenches want prohibition of pesticides
Scientists and beekeepers are still unable to establish the specific reasons in the world are dying bees. But the main suspicion falls on chemical pesticides that are used in agriculture, UKRINFORM reported with reference to Deutsche Welle.
"Down with insecticides" - French beekeepers require at demonstrations. France is the world’s second largest consumer of agricultural chemistry, in the first place there are the United States.
From the middle of 1990th years, some farms in France had lost almost the entire population of bees - they either died or disappeared without trace. He is convinced the owners catch, is the result of 1995-the first in the market appeared highly effective tools against insect in the field.
Jean-Marc Bonmaten from the Center for Molecular Biophysics in Orleans expressed not so clearly the cause of mass deaths of honey insects: "Of course, the reasons for extinction of bees in different regions of the world is not the same. However, the main features - are identical. Where pesticides are used, bees vulnerable to disease. And the more chemicals, the worse the health of bees.
In Paris, which, of course, is a major agricultural region and, therefore, not suffer from selhozhimiya honey produced much more. French Beekeepers Association is trying to gain the commitment of citizens to their ideas. For example, offers trips to gardens for schoolchildren. And this hope beekeepers, raising a new generation of environmental spirit.