Environmental

With Some Bee Protective Suggestions, Oregon Task Force Fails to Focus on Neonics

Washington,DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014.  Last Wednesday, a special Task Force on Pollinator Health in Oregon delivered a series of recommendationsto the Oregon legislature on how to help the state’s honey bees, native bees, and other pollinators,but failed to address the clear threat that neonicotinoid insecticides pose to pollinators. Because the task force only prioritized consensus recommendations, groups representing pesticide manufacturers, retailers, and the nursery industry were able to stifle advice on protecting pollinators from highly…

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