Saint-Étienne Métropole. Duplomb Law and Beekeepers: "It's a Half-Century Victory"

Acetamiprid, the bee-killing insecticide, will not be released on French soil. The decision to ban this neonicotinoid was taken on Thursday, August 7, by the Constitutional Council, which examined the highly controversial Duplomb law. The Sages have ruled, and beekeepers in the metropolitan area are relieved . "I'm happy, that's obvious. It's good news for beekeeping," says Nicolas Comte, a beekeeper in La Valla-en-Gier.

"But I'm torn," he continues. "I put myself in the farmers' shoes. There's also bad faith in this ban. We should no longer import products from countries that use these pesticides that...

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