UPDATE 1-EU Commission bans Bayer pesticide linked to harming bees <!-- no image --> <div>The European Commission decided on Monday not to renew approval for a pesticide linked to harming bees, effectively banning Bayer's insecticide known as thiacloprid.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=9pFmkdUrTeY:NeIiIkhe8IU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=9pFmkdUrTeY:NeIiIkhe8IU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=9pFmkdUrTeY:NeIiIkhe8IU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=9pFmkdUrTeY:NeIiIkhe8IU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=9pFmkdUrTeY:NeIiIkhe8IU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/9pFmkdUrTeY" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters