Honeybee homicide case against Syngenta pesticide unproven

LONDON, Oct 1: British scientists have shot down a study on declining honeybee populations that triggered a French ban on a pesticide made by Swiss agrochemicals group Syngenta. France’s farm minister Stephane Le Foll withdrew Syngenta’s marketing permit for the pesticide Cruiser OSR in June, citing evidence of a threat to the country’s bees. (agencies)