Over here in the UK Neonicotinoid are looked at from many angles, one fear is that if they become banned the agriculture industry would be forced short term at least to go back to the old tech products, many of which were far more destructive to bee colonies. This is not a personal opinion but one that is used a lot for the stance on continued use of Neonics
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