[Pollinator] Home Depot to label neonicotinoid-treated plants

[Matthew Shepherd]

An announcement from the Home Depot’s web site:



http://www.ecooptions.homedepot.com/


HONEY BEES & INSECTICIDES



The Home Depot is deeply engaged in understanding the relationship of the
use of certain insecticides on our live goods and the decline in the
honey-bee population.



We have been in communication with the EPA, insecticide industry and our
suppliers for many months to understand the science and monitor the
research. We are encouraged and support the White House’s Pollinator Health
Task Force. We want and encourage those doing scientific research to
provide us with data on the effects to Honey Bee’s from Neonicotinoids used
on our plants.



We will require all of our live goods suppliers to label plants that they
have treated with Neonicotinoids by fourth quarter 2014.



We’re glad to provide customers with alternative products for their
insecticide needs and are actively working with our live goods suppliers to
find alternative insecticides for protecting live goods and bees.



We welcome your feedback, so if you’d like to let us know what you think,
write to us at Information at HomeDepot.com.
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