Neonicotinoid pesticides, used throughout Canada's agricultural industry, have been positively linked to declining health and numbers in bee populations, and have been subject to increasing scrutiny as evidence piles up.

Corn and soybean crops are particularly linked to the use of neonicotinoids, with the pesticide spray accumulating on bees' bodies to degrade their immune systems.

The damaging effects of these pesticides far outweigh the benefits, with up to 40% of Canada's food crops highly dependent on a thriving and efficient bee population.