{"id":340,"date":"2011-02-02T09:02:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-02T14:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/epa-approved-bee-killing-pesticide-despite-warnings-from-its-own-scientsts.html"},"modified":"2011-02-02T09:02:00","modified_gmt":"2011-02-02T14:02:00","slug":"epa-approved-bee-killing-pesticide-despite-warnings-from-its-own-scientsts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/epa-approved-bee-killing-pesticide-despite-warnings-from-its-own-scientsts.html","title":{"rendered":"EPA approved bee-killing pesticide despite warnings from its own scientsts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/a>\nSusie Madrak writes in Crooks and Liars,\nLeaked Document: EPA Scientists Warned Of Bee-Toxic Pesticide. Agency Approved It Anyway.<\/a>\n
\nClothianidin has already been banned by Germany, France, Italy, and\nSlovenia for its toxic effects. So why won’t the EPA follow? It probably\nhas something to do with Big Agra, who loves the stuff for treating the\ncorn seed supply.\n<\/blockquote>\nAriel Schwartz in Fast Company\na\n\nreminds us of why this matters<\/a>\n
\nThe world honey bee population has plunged in recent years, worrying\nbeekeepers and farmers who know how critical bee pollination is for\nmany crops.\n<\/blockquote>\nShe includes a quote from the study:\n
\nClothianidin\u2019s major risk concern is to nontarget insects (that is,\nhoney bees). Clothianidin is a neonicotinoid insecticide that is both\npersistent and systemic. Acute toxicity studies to honey bees show that\nclothianidin is highly toxic on both a contact and an oral basis. Although\nEFED does not conduct RQ based risk assessments on non-target insects,\ninformation from standard tests and field studies, as well as incident\nreports involving other neonicotinoids insecticides (e.g., imidacloprid)\nsuggest the potential for long-term toxic risk to honey bees and other\nbeneficial insects.\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nHere’s the\nleaked document (PDF).<\/a>\n

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