I don't think the issue is that scientists are being lobbied or directly influenced by the chemical or agricultural industries. They don't need to do that since

I don't think the issue is that scientists are being lobbied or directly influenced by the chemical or agricultural industries. They don't need to do that since politicians (and farmers and the public) are quite happy to ignore published science. >nobody is turning a blind eye out of scientific ignorance Well the UK government demonstrated scientific incompetence, if I'm begin charitable[1]. I find it hard to believe that the highly experienced senior government scientists involved in promoting this study didn't recognise how flawed it was. Of course we have an Environment minister who denies climate change so it's hard to say what his crazy motivations are on this issue; it may just be personal bias due to his background as an extremely wealthy land owner and farmer. >Secondly, we really are not almost sure why the bees are dying. The evidence is very strong that there are many causes contributing to CCD, and it keeps getting more complex with time. What's clear is that it's not a single cause, and will not be simple to fix, and is not just about the insecticides. This is all true, but it's not a reason to ignore the effects of pesticides that have been measured. It also needs to be remembered that this isn't just about honey bees and CCD or even just bees. Pollinators of all types are in huge decline. The media and campaigners seem to concentrate on bees a lot because they have a group of humans (bee keepers) that will lobby for them. [1] http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2013/jun/05/bees-neonicotinoids-pesticides http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/damian-carrington-blog...