Butterflies, and other species, are also vulnerable to the over-use of chemical pesticides, a major component of intensive farming....Separately, the EU has stepped up efforts to restrict insecticides in a bid to stave off the decline in bee populations.... <a href="http://www.euractiv.com/sustainability/dramatic-eu-butterfly-decline-wa-news-529524">http://www.euractiv.com/sustainability/dramatic-eu-butterfly-decline-wa-news-529524</a> -??? THE DISAPPEARING BEE: AGROCHEMICAL THREAT TO WILD BEE