. >> epa officia deny that neonicotinoids are responsible for colony collapse disorder and told "earth focus" we are aware that these pesticides cause colony collapse disorder. it is widely agreed among scientists that individual stressors in combination are the most relevant factors in honeybee colony lost. the pesticide industry conducts its own studies, but shows that cannot have long term effects on bees. taking a page out of the handbook of big tobacco. enoughs, we will create uncertainty, nothing happens. so, what they say is, we cannot saanything about it. we nd more research before anything can be done. big tobacco did this for years and years. we now see the same things with bees and pesticides. >> what the link between colony collapse disorder and pesticides has not been proven, over 100 independent studies, studies not funded by the pesticide industry, show that neonicotinds have acute effects on bees. >> the body of evidence that has come forward barely conclusively said that pesticides, alone and in combination with other factors are leading to this or, thebee decline coll