Bee Keepers Unite Against EPA and FDA over Approval of Toxic Bee-Killing Neonicotinoid

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Naturalsociety, By: Christina Sarich, 07/14/2013

bee yellow flower 263x164 Bee Keepers Unite Against EPA and FDA over Approval of Toxic Bee Killing Neonicotinoid

The National Beekeeping organizations and the National Honey Bee Advisory Board have joined forces to protect bee keepers and the food supply in an appeal against the EPA for its approval of a highly toxic pesticide called Sulfoxaflor. This toxin has been classed a fourth generation neonicotinoid which scientists worldwide have linked to colony collapse disorder (CCD), resulting in the massive and widespread death of so many bees. Even NASA has said that this particular pesticide is ‘highly toxic’ to bees and other pollinators. Dow Chemical Company, Inc. makes this chemical and currently sprays it on cotton. It is meant to be used on other crops soon.

 

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