A Temporary Reprieve For the Bees?

It has long been known that neonicotinoids have powerful detrimental impacts on bees, destroying their foraging behaviour (when they don't immediately kill them). Because of their negative effects on these important pollinators, these insecticides were banned by the EU. One must add, that other important insect pollinators are also decimated by neonicotinoids. After Brexit, the UK initially pledged to uphold the ban here. They reneged on this, after pressure from the manufacturers and sections of the farming community. The highly profitable (albeit with an unhealthy product), sugar beet growers had a powerful influence on government. We are now told (hooray!) that spraying of the sugar beet fields will be 'cancelled' this year. The recent cold weather has killed off virus-transmitting aphids (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/03/bee-killing-pesticide-now-will-not-be-used-on-uk-sugar-beet-fields). We must remember, however, that the 'cancellation' applies only to the sugar beet sector and to this year! There will be lots of spraying in times to come?