Garden centres selling ‘bee-friendly’ plants laced with pesticides that harm them, study finds | The Independent

Garden centres and other retailers are selling supposedly ‘bee-friendly’ plants that contain high levels of dangerous insecticides, according to a new study. Researchers bought 29 such flowers from five different companies, four major retailers and one local nursery.

Source: Garden centres selling ‘bee-friendly’ plants laced with pesticides that harm them, study finds | The Independent

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