Tag: bee Colony Collapse Disorder
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Bee Colony Collapse: A Sticky Situation For EPA
By Larissa Walker and Center for Food Safety • Originally published on Honey Colony Bee colony collapse has garnered quite a bit of buzz lately. Two weeks ago, the White House released a Presidential Memorandum establishing a Pollinator Health Task Force with plans to improve pollinator health and habitat. Many people, including the Pollinator Team at the Center…
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Were Plants In Your Garden Treated With Neonics?
By Kaye Kittrell • Originally published on Honey Colony When you go to a nursery to buy plants, do you ever think about the chemicals, such as neonicotinoids, or “neonics” for short, those seedlings might have been treated with? Last March, the question came up when I visited a Bonnie Plants regional nursery. On a cold, gray, snow-threatening day,…
