The National Beekeeping organizations and the National Honey Bee Advisory Board have joined forces to protect beekeepers and the food supply in an appeal against the EPA for its approval of a highly toxic pesticide called Sulfoxaflor. This toxin has been classed a fourth generation neonicotinoid which scientists worldwide have linked to colony collapse disorder, resulting in the massive and widespread death of so many bees. The appeal was filed by the American Honey Producers Association, the National Honey Bee Advisory Board, the American Beekeeping Federation, The National Pollinator Defense Fund and the three beekeepers, Bret Adee, Jeff Anderson and Thomas R. Smith. In just the past seven years more than 10,000 million bee hives been destroyed due to the use of pesticides, as stated in a report on the National Stakeholders Conference on Honey Bee health, USDA & EPA!
Posted on: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 20:31:34 +0000
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