sentences:  The average neonic concentration in the study was found to be 1.8 ng/g (nanograms per gram), which is below recommended European Union levels but above the amount shown to cause adverse neurological effects to bees and other pollinators.On 11 October 2019, the Fiji government announced a ban on the neonicotinoid pesticide Imidacloprid, effective 1 January 2020.Neonicotinoids, like nicotine, bind to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) of a cell and trigger a response by that cell.