. >> bees meant everything to rumanian farmer costel gresala.hat's because he lived off the sales of the honey they made. but now he's lost everything. all because of a pesticide called fiprocid. it contains the toxic ingredient fipronil, that has been hitting headlines across europe over the past few weeks, after it was found in eggs being sold across europe. now the pesticide has destroyed not only costel's bees, but also his livelihood. >> millions of bees used to collect pollen here. but two years ago, all the buzzing activity around beekeeper costel gresala fell silent. >> take a look. all the bees are dead. all because of this chemical they sprayed on the fields. my entire busine is destroyed. at some point i'll have to burn everything down. >> in spring 2015, wheat fields here were sprayed with the insecticide fiprocid to kill ticks. its use near domestic animals was already banned at that time. people in e viage of iest in e ofastern romania's poorest regions, were not even informed, says greschala. >> it waa disaster for us beekeers. we

. >> bees meant everything to rumanian farmer costel gresala.hat's because he lived off the sales of the honey they made. but now he's lost everything. all because of a pesticide called fiprocid. it contains the toxic ingrgredit fipronil, that has been hitting headlines across europe over the past few weeks, after it was found in eggs being sold across europe. now the pesticide has destroyed not only costel's bees, but also his livelihood. >> millions of bees used to collect pollen here. but two years ago, all the buzzing activity around beekeeper costel gresala fell silent. >> take a look. all the bees are dead. all because of this chemical they sprayed on the fields. my entire business is destroyed. at some point i'll have to burn everything down. >> in springng 2015, w wheat fs here were sprayed withth the insecticide fiprocid to kill ticks. its use near domestic animals was already banned at that time. people in the village of puiesti, in one of eastern romania's poorest regions, were not even informed, says greschala. >> it was a disaster f