The US government is sued for bees

An alliance of beekeepers, conservationists and food safety advocates has sued the US government for authorities to allow people to use pesticides that could harm bees.

The plaintiff alleges that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) does not protect insects - the group of animals that pollinate about three-quarters of the world's total food crops - from the effects of toxic chemicals in the drug group. Neonicotinoid insect, Guardian reported.

The number of bees in the US and Europe is declining sharply over the past decade.

"We have asked EPA to protect the bees many times. EPA has rejected our proposal, so we have to sue them," said Peter Jenkins, a lawyer representing the Food Safety Center.The Food Safety Center represents the alliance of beekeepers, conservationists and food safety advocates.

It is likely that the European Union (EU) will ban the use of Neonicotinoid pesticides after the High Commissioner for Health pledges to increase bee protection.

"American beekeepers cannot survive long because of the pesticides EPA allows to use. Those pesticides are killing our bees , " said Steve Ellis, a beekeeper in the state. Minnesota and California, speaking.

EPA declined to comment on the lawsuit, but said it was urgently drafting new regulations to prevent the impact of pesticides on bees and other pollinators.

"Our experts are evaluating the impact of neonicotinoid pesticide generation because people are concerned about their effects on bees. However, the evaluation process will not end before the year. 2018 " , EPA declared.