Insect ’#apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in toxic #pesticides
▻https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/08/insect-apocalypse-under-way-toxic-pesticides-agriculture
Regulatory agencies such as the #EPA have concluded that seed treatment with neonics poses a low risk [...]
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In 2018, the European Union banned neonicotinoids for field use based on their harm to pollinators. In 2019, Canada also passed restrictionson the use of the most widely used neonicotinoids.