The article points out that bees are only used as a proxy for all insects and that second-order effects like significant declines in insect-eating birds align w

The article points out that bees are only used as a proxy for all insects and that second-order effects like significant declines in insect-eating birds align with neonic usage. Your points about bees may be true, but I think they talk about bees specifically because popular culture cares about bees as pollinators and doesn't harbor much sympathy for other insects.