Firms that produce pesticides, and the authorities that regulate them, are aware of the importance of bees to food production, and new products must be tested to make sure they are not fatal to helpful insects.

ECONOMIST: Bees and insecticides

Indeed, many of the teams developing these products now resemble small villages of game-addicted worker bees.

FORBES: Magazine Article

He has tabled a discussion paper that asks EU member states to restrict the use of neonicotinoids to crops not attractive to bees and to prohibit the sale and use of seeds treated with products that contain the active substances.

BBC: Science & Environment