Bee protection or not

Bienenschutz oder doch nicht

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http://www.doitgarden.ch/de/garten/pflanzenpflege/pflanzenschutzmittel/spray-gegen-schaedlinge--500-ml/pp.658408200000

Supplementary information

SP1 Do not allow product and/or its container to enter bodies of water.
SPE8 Hazardous to bees / To protect bees and other pollinating insects, do not apply to flowering crops / Do not apply where bees are actively foraging / Hives must be removed or covered during application and for (specify time) after treatment / Do not apply in the presence of flowering weeds / Weeds must be removed before flowering / Do not apply before (specify time).
BGEF_EUH401 To avoid risks to humans and the environment, follow the instructions for use.

Declarable substances

Lambda-cyhalothrin 0.015 g/l

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Guest

And here is what remains of the promise to Noah:

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Guest

Pure window-dressing, or you could also say "good on the outside, bad on the inside". I find it almost schizophrenic that Migros is still selling bee-threatening products while at the same time running a "platform for the future of bees" www.bienenzukunft.ch. It gets really great when I read the following there:

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Broad-based development
The platform brings together the practical knowledge available today and makes it accessible to specific stakeholders. It reflects the current state of knowledge, important developments, open questions and any differing attitudes.

At the same time, Migros writes the following on m-generation:
Abandonment of active ingredients The reduction in populations can be attributed to various factors. It is assumed that different causes reinforce each other. Experts assume that chemicals from pesticides are partly responsible for the bee mortality - especially if they are not used properly. The study "Bye bye bee?" by Greenpeace from 2013 mentions seven critical active ingredients in pesticides and insecticides that should be replaced if possible due to their harmful effects on bees. Greenpeace has identified a number of active substances that are harmful to bees not only through direct exposure but also through indirect exposure. This means that there is still a risk to bees even if they are used correctly. The effects observed in this context include, for example, increased mortality and developmental disorders in larvae. Migros has taken this finding seriously. It originally carried 10 products containing these active ingredients. These products have been completely liquidated or switched.

So what about the current state of knowledge and the important developments? I can tell you, they have passed Migros by without a trace. Why else is the active ingredient lambda-cyhalothrin still being added to PPPs? But that's the way it is, you refer to an outdated report by Greenpeace so that you look good and think that the stupid end consumer won't notice anything.

@Migros Put as much sand in the eyes of consumers as possible, you won't reach some of them!

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