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Government bans use of Cruiser SB on sugar beet

Defra says emergency authorisation has been withdrawn as neonicotinoid ‘extremely toxic to pollinators such as bees’

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 3 min read
Defra says Cruiser SB is ‘extremely toxic to pollinators such as bees’
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Defra says Cruiser SB is ‘extremely toxic to pollinators such as bees’

An emergency application for the use of a neonicotinoid pesticide on sugar beet in England will not be granted for 2025, Defra has confirmed. This is the first time in five years that an emergency authorisation...

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