Brussels, 30/04/2012 (Agence Europe) - At the Agriculture Council on Thursday 26 April, France briefed EU ministers and the European Commission on the findings of a study (published by a team of French researchers in the review Science of 29 March - see EUROPE 10596) into the possible sub-lethal effects of the active substance thiamethoxame on bees (Apis mellifera). Thiamethoxame is an insecticide included in various plant protection products, that can be used either for seed treatment of...