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restrictions for bee-killing chemicals</h1>
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-0500">Published: Thursday, January 30, 2020</time> </section>
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baseline;">EPA today proposed new guidelines on the use of
five pesticides that pose potential threats to bees and other
wildlife but didn't move toward restricting their use.</p>
<p style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip:
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baseline;">In a proposed interim decision on five
neonicotinoids — acetamiprid, clothianidin, dinotefuran,
imidacloprid and thiamethoxam — EPA recommended measures to
prevent the chemicals from escaping the field where they're
targeted and called for the use of more protective equipment
to shield workers.</p>
<p style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip:
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baseline;">The pesticides are widely used on crops such as
apples, beans and cotton. One type, thiamethoxam, was once
used as a wood preservative, EPA said.</p>
<p style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip:
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baseline;">They've become controversial in recent years due to
their toxicity to pollinators, including bees. Other species
are at risk, too, including various types of birds, the agency
said. Organizations including the Center for Biological
Diversity have called for a ban on neonics, as they're called.</p>
<p style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip:
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baseline;">But EPA has turned away calls to stop their use,
citing their important role in agriculture and the reduction
of risks if they're used according to label instructions.</p>
<p style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip:
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baseline;">Among other measures, EPA directs that neonics not
be used during flowering season, to protect bees. And the
agency said it's recommending reduced use on crops where they
might pose the greatest hazard.</p>
<p style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip:
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baseline;">Because of acetamiprid's threat to certain birds
that might eat treated seeds, EPA said labels should contain
language advising users to collect any seeds that spill during
loading and planting.</p>
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baseline;">The debate over use of neonicotinoids pits farm and
horticulture industry groups such as the National Cotton
Council against the Center for Biological Diversity and other
environmental organizations. For the review of acetamiprid,
for instance, the Northwest Horticultural Council and the
Cotton Council submitted comments endorsing neonics broadly,
while CBD cited the effect on pollinators.</p>
<p style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip:
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padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align:
baseline;">EPA said farmers used about 80,000 pounds of
acetamiprid from 2014 to 2018 on 850,000 acres.</p>
<p style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip:
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outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;
padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align:
baseline;">A spokeswoman for the Center for Biological
Diversity, Lori Ann Burd, told E&E News that EPA's actions
are in sharp contrast to regulators in Europe and Canada
who've moved to limit the use of neonics.</p>
<p style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip:
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none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x:
0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat;
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border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-size:
100%; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;
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outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;
padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align:
baseline;">"These pesticides are simply too dangerous to be
used," Burd said, adding that they persist in the soil after
application.</p>
<p style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip:
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border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px;
border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none;
border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor;
border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-size:
100%; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;
margin-top: 1em; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none;
outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;
padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align:
baseline;">EPA said it will accept public comments on the
decisions for 60 days, once they're published in the <em
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100%; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right:
0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style:
none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left:
0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align:
baseline;">Federal Register</em>.</p>
<p style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip:
border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image:
none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x:
0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat;
background-size: auto; border-bottom-color: currentColor;
border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px;
border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch;
border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none;
border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: currentColor;
border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px;
border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none;
border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor;
border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-size:
100%; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;
margin-top: 1em; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none;
outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;
padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align:
baseline;">The decision on acetamiprid can be found <a
href="https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-01/documents/acetamiprid_pid.pdf"
style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip:
border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image:
none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x:
0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat;
background-size: auto; color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-size:
100%; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left:
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom:
0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top:
0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">here</a>.</p>
<p style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip:
border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image:
none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x:
0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat;
background-size: auto; border-bottom-color: currentColor;
border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px;
border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch;
border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none;
border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: currentColor;
border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px;
border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none;
border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor;
border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-size:
100%; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;
margin-top: 1em; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none;
outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;
padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align:
baseline;">The decision on clothianidin and thiamethoxam can
be found <a
href="https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-01/documents/clothianidin_and_thiamethoxam_pid_final_1.pdf"
style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip:
border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image:
none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x:
0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat;
background-size: auto; color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-size:
100%; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left:
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom:
0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top:
0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">here</a>.</p>
<p style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip:
border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image:
none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x:
0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat;
background-size: auto; border-bottom-color: currentColor;
border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px;
border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch;
border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none;
border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: currentColor;
border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px;
border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none;
border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor;
border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-size:
100%; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;
margin-top: 1em; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none;
outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;
padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align:
baseline;">The decision on imidacloprid can be found <a
href="https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-01/documents/imidacloprid_pid_signed_1.22.2020.pdf"
style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip:
border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image:
none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x:
0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat;
background-size: auto; color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-size:
100%; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left:
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom:
0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top:
0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">here</a>.</p>
<p style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip:
border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image:
none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x:
0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat;
background-size: auto; border-bottom-color: currentColor;
border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px;
border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch;
border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none;
border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: currentColor;
border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px;
border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none;
border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor;
border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-size:
100%; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;
margin-top: 1em; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none;
outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;
padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align:
baseline;">The decision on dinotefuran can be found <a
href="https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-01/documents/dinotefuran_pid_signed_1.22.2020.pdf"
style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip:
border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image:
none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x:
0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat;
background-size: auto; color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-size:
100%; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left:
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom:
0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top:
0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">here</a>.</p>
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0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat;
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padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align:
baseline;"><br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Dr. David W. Inouye
Professor Emeritus
Department of Biology
University of Maryland
Principal Investigator
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory</pre>
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