French Beekeepers Warn of Losses Because of New Bayer Pesticide

French Beekeepers Warn of Losses Because of New Bayer Pesticide
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-02-17/french-beekeepers-warn-of-losses-because-of-new-bayer-pesticide.html

"France's beekeepers union forecast "massive" losses of bees this spring as the country's farmers apply Bayer CropScience AG's insecticide Proteus for the first time after the product received French approval last year.

"We're very concerned," said Sophie Dugue, a professional beekeeper and a member of the National Union of French Apiculture, or UNAF, at a press conference in Paris today. "We'll see massive poisoning starting this spring.""