This is about neonicotinoid pesticides, and their promotion in the US despite studies showing their toxicity towards non-targeted insects. Some highlights yank

This is about neonicotinoid pesticides, and their promotion in the US despite studies showing their toxicity towards non-targeted insects. Some highlights yanked from the article: - the American landscape has become 48 times more toxic to insects since the 1990s, a shift largely fueled by the rising application of neonics. - Studies have tied neonics to the disappearance of native bees, butterflies, mayflies, dragonflies, amphipods, and a range of waterborne insects, as well as earthworms and other insect invertebrates. - migrating songbirds suffered immediate weight loss following the consumption of only one or two seeds treated with neonics