Środowisko i energia · 15/09/2010

EPA Receives Request for Emergency Exemption to Use Amitraz on Beehives, Seeks Public Comment

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has received a request from the South Dakota Department of Agriculture to use the pesticide amitraz to control varroa mites in up to 250,000 beehives, and is now seeking public comment on the proposal before making a decision.