“A single corn kernel coated with a neonicotinoid can kill a songbird. Even a tiny grain of wheat or canola treated with the oldest neonicotinoid, imidacloprid, can poison a bird.
As little as 1/10th of a corn seed per day during egg-laying season is all that is needed to affect reproduction with any of the neonicotinoids registered to date.”
#Neonicotinoids #BirdDecline #Pollinators #Pesticides #EPA
https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2023/07/study-confirms-continued-bird-decline-as-epa-fails-to-restrict-neonicotinoid-insecticides/?emci=5d6d2f93-282b-ee11-b8f0-00224832eb73&emdi=c23a0495-fb2b-ee11-b8f0-00224832eb73&ceid=75558
As little as 1/10th of a corn seed per day during egg-laying season is all that is needed to affect reproduction with any of the neonicotinoids registered to date.”
#Neonicotinoids #BirdDecline #Pollinators #Pesticides #EPA
https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2023/07/study-confirms-continued-bird-decline-as-epa-fails-to-restrict-neonicotinoid-insecticides/?emci=5d6d2f93-282b-ee11-b8f0-00224832eb73&emdi=c23a0495-fb2b-ee11-b8f0-00224832eb73&ceid=75558
Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
Study Confirms Continued Bird Decline as EPA Fails to Restrict Neonicotinoid Insecticides - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
(Beyond Pesticides, July 21, 2023) A comprehensive and scathing report, “Neonicotinoid insecticides: Failing to come to grips with a predictable environmental disaster,” issued by American Bird Conservancy (ABC)in June, lays out the dire consequences of neonicotinoid…
#Illinois environmental group seeks ban on #pesticides harmful to #bees
#GetToxicsOut #Neonicotinoids #Pollinators
https://heartlandsignal.com/2023/08/25/illinois-environmental-group-seeks-ban-on-pesticides-harmful-to-bees/
#GetToxicsOut #Neonicotinoids #Pollinators
https://heartlandsignal.com/2023/08/25/illinois-environmental-group-seeks-ban-on-pesticides-harmful-to-bees/
Heartland Signal
Illinois environmental group seeks ban on pesticides harmful to bees
An Illinois group reported toxic pesticides are causing irreversible damage to young, developing bees, putting the bee population in decline and food crops at risk. Bees are pollinators, and scientists said without them, it would be impossible to grow many…
Experts sound the alarm over toxic #pesticide found in ‘half the American population’: ‘The highest levels [are] in children’
#Neonicotinoids #GetToxicsOut #ChildrensHealth
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/experts-sound-alarm-over-toxic-190000876.html?
#Neonicotinoids #GetToxicsOut #ChildrensHealth
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/experts-sound-alarm-over-toxic-190000876.html?
Yahoo Life
Experts sound the alarm over toxic pesticide found in ‘half the American population’: ‘The highest levels [are] in children’
“[Monitoring] shows that on any given day about half the American population has neonics in their bodies."
Banned toxic pesticide approved for sugar beet for fourth year in a row
#Pesticides #Neonicotinoids #Bees #Pollinators #BigAgriculture
https://www.aol.com/banned-toxic-pesticide-approved-sugar-165725898.html
#Pesticides #Neonicotinoids #Bees #Pollinators #BigAgriculture
https://www.aol.com/banned-toxic-pesticide-approved-sugar-165725898.html
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Banned toxic pesticide approved for sugar beet for fourth year in a row
The chemical is lethal to bees which are important pollinators and necessary for a functioning ecosystem.
#Vermont lawmakers to consider ban on treated seeds toxic to #pollinators
#Neonicotinoids #Pesticides #BigAgriculture
https://www.wcax.com/2024/01/25/vt-lawmakers-consider-ban-treated-seeds-toxic-pollinators/
#Neonicotinoids #Pesticides #BigAgriculture
https://www.wcax.com/2024/01/25/vt-lawmakers-consider-ban-treated-seeds-toxic-pollinators/
WCAX 3
Vt. lawmakers to consider ban on treated seeds toxic to pollinators
Is a problematic pesticide harming Vermont’s pollinators? Experts say yes, but there’s concern that a proposed bill restricting the use of the chemicals could harm farmers’ bottom lines.
Why Are Bees Dying? Because of Bayer’s Business Model.
#HoneyBees #Pollinators #Pesticides #Neonicotinoids #BigChemical
https://organicconsumers.org/why-are-bees-dying-because-of-bayers-business-model/
#HoneyBees #Pollinators #Pesticides #Neonicotinoids #BigChemical
https://organicconsumers.org/why-are-bees-dying-because-of-bayers-business-model/
Organic Consumers
Why Are Bees Dying? Because of Bayer’s Business Model.
February 13, 2024 | by Alexis Baden-Mayer
Organic Consumers Association
In the 1980s, Bayer invented synthetic neonicotinoid compounds that could be applied to the seed of a plant and remain effective for the
Organic Consumers Association
In the 1980s, Bayer invented synthetic neonicotinoid compounds that could be applied to the seed of a plant and remain effective for the
Bill to ban #pesticides toxic to bees takes a key step forward in the #Vermont House
#Neonicotinoids #Pollinators #Bees #HoneyBees #GetToxicsOut
https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2024-02-28/bill-to-ban-pesticides-toxic-to-bees-takes-a-key-step-forward-in-the-vermont-house
#Neonicotinoids #Pollinators #Bees #HoneyBees #GetToxicsOut
https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2024-02-28/bill-to-ban-pesticides-toxic-to-bees-takes-a-key-step-forward-in-the-vermont-house
Vermont Public
Bill to ban pesticides toxic to bees takes a key step forward in the Vermont House
Lawmakers have advanced a bill that would ban the use of seeds treated with neonicotinoid pesticides in Vermont by 2029 and most spraying in 2025.
"Sugar beet farmers have the green light to use a banned pesticide deadly to bees following a forecast that a virus could sweep through their crops."
#Neonicotinoids #Bees #Pollinators #Pesticides
https://www.aol.com/bee-harming-neonicotinoid-makes-mockery-164252553.html
#Neonicotinoids #Bees #Pollinators #Pesticides
https://www.aol.com/bee-harming-neonicotinoid-makes-mockery-164252553.html
Aol
Bee-harming neonicotinoid use "makes a mockery" of ban
A threat posed by a virus to the UK's sugar beet means a banned pesticide can now be used on seeds.
After a massive bee kill, a scientist challenges pesticide policies
#Pesticides #Neonicotinoids #Bees #Pollinators #GetToxicsOut
https://usrtk.org/bees-neonics/bee-scientist-pesticide-policies/?mc_cid=a22a4c9741&mc_eid=66be309bdc
#Pesticides #Neonicotinoids #Bees #Pollinators #GetToxicsOut
https://usrtk.org/bees-neonics/bee-scientist-pesticide-policies/?mc_cid=a22a4c9741&mc_eid=66be309bdc
U.S. Right to Know
After a massive bee kill, a scientist challenges pesticide policies
In 2016, Judy Wu-Smart saw every sign that her career was off to a great start. Then all her bees started dying. In colony after colony, the bees were shaking and seizing. They were “dying in this horrendous way.”
Vermont Senate takes up pollinator protection bill
#Pesticides #Neonicotinoids #Pollinators #Agriculture #GetToxicsOut
https://www.wcax.com/2024/03/27/vermont-senate-takes-up-pollinator-protection-bill/
#Pesticides #Neonicotinoids #Pollinators #Agriculture #GetToxicsOut
https://www.wcax.com/2024/03/27/vermont-senate-takes-up-pollinator-protection-bill/
WCAX 3
Vermont Senate takes up pollinator protection bill
A bill to protect bees and other pollinators from toxic pesticides known as neonics is moving forward at the Statehouse after it was approved by the House last week.
#Colorado law goes into effect today limiting certain #pesticides. What to know.
#Neonicotinoids #Bees #Pollinators
https://www.yahoo.com/news/colorado-law-goes-effect-today-192424369.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr via @YahooNews
#Neonicotinoids #Bees #Pollinators
https://www.yahoo.com/news/colorado-law-goes-effect-today-192424369.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr via @YahooNews
Yahoo News
Colorado law goes into effect today limiting certain pesticides. What to know
A study found neonics pesticides along with increased temperatures and drought are contributing to declining populations of bumble bees.
Watchdog investigates "emergency authorisation" for banned bee-killing pesticide
#Neonicotinoids #Bees #Pollinators #UK #BigChemical
https://www.aol.com/watchdog-investigates-emergency-authorisation-banned-100346181.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr
#Neonicotinoids #Bees #Pollinators #UK #BigChemical
https://www.aol.com/watchdog-investigates-emergency-authorisation-banned-100346181.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr
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Watchdog investigates emergency authorisation for banned bee-killing pesticide
The Office for Environmental Protection said it was seeking to determine if there were ‘serious failures’ to comply with environmental laws.