Judge Halts Use of Pesticide That Harms Honeybees
December 16, 2021
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December 16, 2021
Judge Halts Use of Pesticide That Harms Honeybees
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Judge Halts Use of Pesticide That Harms Honeybees
Summary
Taking the side of environmental groups and commercial beekeepers, a California judge earlier this month said he would issue a statewide order banning a pesticide called sulfoxaflor. Part of the class of neuro-active insecticides called neonicotinoids, sulfoxaflor protects crops from insects, but scientists say it is toxic to bees. A study by environmental group Earthjustice found that the number of honeybee colonies in the U.S. fell by 45% from April 2020 to April 2021. We’ll talk about the ban and the worrying decline of pollinators.
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