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February 16, 2012<br><br>
<h2><b>Tell EPA to Ban Bee-Killing Pesticide</b></h2><br><br>
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</a>EPA is currently reviewing the bee-killing pesticide clothianidin.
Tell EPA that because this pesticide is toxic to honey bees and wild
pollinators, and has not been properly evaluated in field studies as
required, it should be banned.<br><br>
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-- <b>Clothianidin is Toxic to Honey Bees</b>. Like other neonicotinoids,
it is an insecticide that is highly toxic to a range of insects,
including honey bees and other pollinators. It is particularly dangerous
because, in addition to be acutely toxic in high doses, it also results
in serious, sub-lethal effects.<br><br>
-- <b>Clothianidin’s Registration Is Unlawful</b>. Clothianidin was
initially registered by EPA in 2003 on the condition that the registrant,
Bayer, completes and submits a field study demonstrating the chemical’s
effects on pollinators. EPA deemed Bayer's study insufficient and should
have cancelled its registration.<br><br>
-- <b>EPA Is Behind In Its Understanding of Pollinator Effects</b>.
Despite allowing the chemical to be used on thousands of acres of
farmland over the past nine years, there is a still a great deal EPA does
not know about how bees are exposed to clothiandin and the consequences
of exposure actually are for bee health.<br><br>
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Contact EPA Now</b></h3><br><br>
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Tell EPA to Protect Honey Bees and Wild Pollinators</a></b></h4><br><br>
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2012 National Pesticide Forum</a></b></h4><br><br>
Join us March 30-31 at Yale University<br><br>
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