Pesticide restrictions that the Obama administration has proposed to protect bees go further than necessary and will put crops at risk, farm groups say.

 

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to bar the application of pesticides that are toxic to bees when crops are in bloom and bees are nearby for contract pollination services.

 

The agency also is working with state and tribal agencies to develop and implement their own pollinator protection plans that include regionally targeted measures. The agency is separately reviewing the impact of a specific group of pesticides, neonicotinoids, on pollinators.

 

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