Two studies recently focused on a commonly used pesticide called neonicotinoids.

最近有两项研究集中在一种被称为新烟碱类的常用农药上。

Though they're deadly to insects, neonicotinoids are not considered dangerous to humans.

尽管烟碱对昆虫来说是致命的，但对人类来说并不危险。

The neonicotinoids can affect the pollen and nectar that is taken in by the bees.

新烟碱类杀虫剂会影响蜜蜂吸收的花粉和花蜜。

It led to the widespread belief that neonicotinoids had nothing to do with mass bee deaths.

它使人们普遍相信新烟碱类杀虫剂与蜂群死亡无关。

One of the biggest threats to bees and other pollinators is a class of pesticides known as neonicotinoids.

蜂族和其他传粉媒介面临的最大威胁之一是一类被称为新烟碱类杀虫剂的杀虫剂。

The studies found neonicotinoids directly given to bees and flies, the chemicals appeared to disrupt the insects body clocks.

研究发现，新烟碱类物质直接作用于蜜蜂和苍蝇，似乎会扰乱昆虫的生物钟。

From our research, it's clear that Bayer tried for decades to prevent any kind of universal ban on neonicotinoids.

从我们的研究中可以清楚地看出，拜耳公司几十年来一直在努力阻止对新烟碱类药物的任何一种普遍禁令。

They wanted a blanket ban on all neonicotinoids.

他们希望全面禁止所有新烟碱类药物。

In 1999, France then banned the use of neonicotinoids, but initially only for sunflowers.

1999年，法国禁止了新烟碱的使用，最初它只是被禁止用于向日葵。

Environmentalists in the United States and Europe say chemicals called neonicotinoids are causing a drop in the number of bees.

美国和欧洲的环保人士称名为新烟碱的化学剂导致蜜蜂数量减少。

Even though the evidence is clear, neonicotinoids are still one of the most widely used insecticides in the world.

尽管证据确凿，新烟碱仍是世界上使用最广泛的杀虫剂之一。

The problem is an unusual kind of pesticides called neonicotinoids.

问题是一种叫做新烟碱类的不寻常的杀虫剂。

These insecticides, known as neonicotinoids, have earned Billions for the company.

这些被称为新烟碱类杀虫剂的东西为公司带来了数十亿美元的利润。

Bayer and other manufacturers like Syngenta supplied various neonicotinoids to more than a hundred countries, earning billions of euros.

拜耳和先正达等其他制造商向100多个国家供应各种新烟碱类药物，获利数十亿欧元。

He believes neonicotinoids are the most toxic insecticides ever produced.

他认为新烟碱类杀虫剂是有史以来生产的毒性最强的杀虫剂。

He too says neonicotinoids play a key role in that trend.

他也表示，新烟碱类药物便是罪魁祸首。

The ban on neonicotinoids in corn wasn't a problem, as they were still approved for many other crops.

禁止在玉米中添加新烟碱并不是一个问题，因为它们仍然被批准用于许多其他作物。

In some colonies, mites, viruses, and parasites have been to blame, but many are now looking at a class of insecticides called neonicotinoids.

在一些群落中，螨虫、病毒和寄生虫曾经是罪魁祸首，但是现在很多人正在研究一种叫做新烟碱类杀虫剂。

Bonmatin proved that the neonicotinoids produced by Bayer were to blame.

Bonmatin 证明拜耳公司生产的新烟碱是罪魁祸首。

A few countries, including France, Germany and Slovenia, have already restricted the use of neonicotinoids because of worries about their effects on bees.

因为担心这种杀虫剂会给蜜蜂造成影响，包括法国、德国和斯洛文尼亚在内的一些国家已经限制了新盐碱的使用。