From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Pollinators are struggling — in large part because pesticides have made much of their environment toxic. Over the past quarter century, the increased use of a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids, or neonics for short, has made … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Bees need our help. Both wild bees and honeybees are dying off at unsustainable rates. Overall, eight unique species of bees are already listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act, and that’s just the … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): The American bumblebee is teetering on the edge of collapse. The sight of these bumblebees lazily floating over fields and meadows has all but vanished. The American bumblebee population has plummeted by 90% in the past two … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Bee-killing pesticides are everywhere: A study found neonicotinoids — a dangerous class of pesticides — on more than half of all sampled plants.1 And if there’s one place where bees should be safe, it’s wildlife refuges. Yet for … Continued