Neonic Study

A study into the effect of the ban on neonicotinoid seed treatments on flowering crops found that it cost the farming industry around £22m.  The report, produced by Rural Business Research, found that the main cost was additional insecticides to control Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle.  The full report can be found at – http://www.fbspartnership.co.uk/documents/Interim%20Assessment%20of%20Neonicotinoid%20Ban%20on%20Oilseed%20Rape.pdf