Federal Government Admits Neonicotinoids Are Killing Bees

Nancy Addison
Dallas, TX



Peter Jenkins (attorney for the Center for Food Safety) said the EPA exempted pesticides used in seed coatings from standard regulations. “Unlike pesticides used as sprays or granular applications, those used as seed coatings carry no restrictions or mandatory safety measures when farmers and others handle them.

It’s a critical oversight because the vast majority of neonicotinoids are used in that format,” Jenkins said.
The report of imidacloprid is so critical the EPA “could potentially take action” to “restrict or limit the use” of the chemical by the end of this year, an agency email disclosed.

Use of clothianidin and other neonicotinoids is most worrisome, said Jim Frazier, professor of entomology at Penn State University, because the chemicals treat millions of acres of corn and other genetically modified plants throughout the U.S. Data show that the chemicals builds up over time in the soil, plants and trees, he said.

About 1/3 of our food supply comes from bee and insect-pollinated plants. Bees are responsible for 80 % of food pollination.

Brett Adee, a beekeeper lost more than 6,000 hives last spring when corn was planted, said a state investigation found his bees were poisoned by neonicotinoid poisons that were used on the seeds being planted on adjoining properties by his neighbors.


For more information go to: http://www.organichealthylifestyle.com/the-plight-of-pollinators-today/ or

http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/bd4379a92ceceeac8525735900400c27/63e7fb...OpenDocument

as I was saying last year..

These chemicals are killing our bees by the Millions..

but the forum Dunces would try to tell you it's

"climate change"

dur... 

but here's the thing.. we are eating this crap..

every day we are eating more and more chemicals..

and we wonder why more and more people are getting cancer????

as I was saying last year..

These chemicals are killing our bees by the Millions..

but the forum Dunces would try to tell you it's

"climate change"

dur... 

but here's the thing.. we are eating this crap..

every day we are eating more and more chemicals..

and we wonder why more and more people are getting cancer????

and we wonder why more and more people are getting cancer????

what is Neonicotinoids.. ok its a chemical.. in which case why doesnt it come under the epa.... why doesnt it?.. we seem to have double standards on so many things.....I am sorry to hear this its a shocker..

you know we have an enormous amount of trees and blossom in Canberra but you hardly ever see a bee....

I have often wondered about that?..... in England we had the beautiful bumble bees..we dont have them here do we??...

'What’s happening in Australia?

Neonicotinoids have been used in Australia for more than 20 years and Australia continues to have one of the healthiest bee populations in the world. The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has reviewed research and information gathered from around world over the past few decades and in early 2014 concluded that:

“It’s clear that it’s not possible to attribute bee population declines in some parts of the world to the introduction of the neonicotinoid insecticides.”

The report concludes that overall, the introduction of neonicotinoids has probably reduced risks to the environment from the application of insecticides. The research suggests that, in Australia, the use of insecticides is not highly significant in changing bee populations, unless used incorrectly. Yates therefore actively promotes the safe use of these products, particularly when bees are present.'
http://www.yates.com.au/healthy-gardens-need-healthy-bees/research-on-threat-to-...

It is understood that over the last 15 years, there have been many reasons why Australian beehive numbers have deteriorated to less than 50% of what they were 20 years ago.