Pesticide still used in NL is killing birds as well as bees

Neonicotinoids, a type of pesticide used in agriculture and horticulture to combat insects, are not only killing bees and bumble bees but are also harmful to practically all birds, new research by Wageningen University Research (WUR) has shown. Birds that eat food contaminated with the pesticide live for shorter periods and chicks have less chance of surviving, the researchers say. Migrating birds’ capacity to find their way to their breeding grounds is also affected, making them more vulnerable. The use...