
Neonicotinoid Pesticides Have Caused a Huge Surge in the Toxicity of US Agriculture
STORY AT-A-GLANCE A majority of soybean, corn, canola and sunflower seeds planted in the U.S. are precoated with neonicotinoid insecticides, also known as “neonics.” More than half of garden plants attractive to bees sold at garden centers are also pretreated with these toxic pesticides Neonics have been shown to threaten the entire food chain, having toxic effects not just on pollinators such as bees, but … Continue reading Neonicotinoid Pesticides Have Caused a Huge Surge in the Toxicity of US Agriculture
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