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(Beyond Pesticides, <\/i>July 3, 2013) In light of recent action in Europe to suspend to use of certain neonicotinoid pesticides, Beyond Pesticides joined 12 other environmental and advocacy organizations in urging the Obama administration to direct the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to follow the European Union\u2019s (EU) lead in recognizing that risks posed by these pesticides are unacceptably high, and suspend the use of these chemicals in the U.S. to protect pollinators and the nation\u2019s agricultural economy.\"numerousbees\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The letter <\/a>urges the Obama administration to not only direct EPA to follow Europe\u2019s lead in suspending certain neonicotinoid pesticides uses, but requests even more protective measures, including a minimum two-year suspension for all <\/span><\/i>outdoor uses of neonicotinoid insecticides pending resolution of their hazards to bees and beneficial organisms. Highlighting the negative environmental and economic impacts of outdoor uses of the EPA-approved neonicotinoid insecticides: imidacloprid<\/a>, clothianidin \u00a0<\/b><\/a>, thiamethoxam, dinetofuran and acetamiprid, as well as a recognition that the initial risk assessments for these chemicals fail to adequately consider key risks to bee health, the letter to President Obama notes that it, \u201cwould not be responsible to continue to allow these threatening compounds to be used so broadly.\u201d<\/p>\n

On average, U.S. beekeepers lost 45.1% of the colonies in their operation during the winter of 2012\/2013, with many reporting over 70 percent losses of their bee colonies. Recently, over 50,000 bumble bees<\/a>, \u00a0 representing approximately 300 colonies, were killed after the application of a neonicotinoid pesticide to trees in Oregon. Given that bee pollination is a $20 to $30 billion per year contributor to U.S. agriculture and vital to the majority of fruit and vegetable produce, current impacts on bees are rapidly evolving into devastating, perhaps irreversible, losses to farmers, consumers and the economy as a whole, which relies on domestically-produced bee-pollinated food and fiber crops.<\/p>\n

The neonicotinoid class of insecticides has been identified as a leading factor in bee declines. Neonicotinoids are systemic insecticides used primarily as seed treatment for corn and soybeans, as well as in home and garden products. See list of neonicotinoid products to avoid<\/a>. \u00a0 These chemicals contaminate nectar and pollen, as well as soil and surface water. \u00a0 Foraging and navigational disruptions, immune suppression and learning\/memory disorders have been documented in bees exposed to even low levels of these chemicals. An extensive overview of the major studies <\/a>showing the effects of neonicotinoids on pollinator health can be found on Beyond Pesticides\u2019 What the Science Shows<\/a> \u00a0webpage.<\/p>\n

In March 2013, commercial beekeepers and environmental organizations filed an emergency legal petition<\/a> with EPA to suspend use of the pesticides linked to honey bee deaths, urging the agency to adopt safeguards. Meanwhile in Europe, the European Commission passed a continent-wide suspension on the neonicotinoids -imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam, citing unacceptable hazards to bees, which is supported by a European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) report<\/a> that finds the neonicotinoid class of insecticides of \u201ccritical concern\u201d to bee health. Unfortunately, in the U.S., response from federal regulatory agencies is stymied. Despite the groundbreaking decision in Europe, EPA released a report <\/a>which failed to address the overwhelming scientific evidence of neonicotinoid-related bee deaths or present any sustainable solution to address the bee crisis.<\/p>\n

The letter <\/a>also brings several key acknowledgments by federal officials made in public statements at recent meetings, in media statements, in EPA documents and other venues to the Administration, including:<\/p>\n

\u201d\u00a2 EPA\u2019s enforcement guidance for neonicotinoid use is inadequate.<\/p>\n

\u201d\u00a2 EPA\u2019s bee kill incident reporting system is inadequate.<\/p>\n

\u201d\u00a2 Labels on neonicotinoid products are inadequate to mitigate adverse environmental effects, specifically to avoid seed dust-mediated mortality to honey bees and other beneficial insects in or near corn fields.<\/p>\n

\u201d\u00a2 Current corn planting machinery poses significant dust-off risks and needs changing, while also recognizing that such changes will likely take many years and stating that EPA lacks authority to mandate machinery changes.<\/p>\n

\u201d\u00a2 Bee health and populations, and crop pollination, are in a near-crisis state based on several synergistic factors including insecticide use.<\/p>\n

\u201d\u00a2 EPA has not consulted with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on potential effects on threatened or endangered species under Sec. 7 of the Endangered Species Act for the neonicotinoid insecticides.<\/p>\n

According to the concerned groups, EPA has refused to exercise its regulatory power to address the major contribution of these insecticides to bee declines. Instead, the agency has pointed to land use decisions, crop planting choices by farmers, pathogens, bee nutrition and other factors outside the agency’s authority, \u00a0while \u00a0failing to adopt measures that could offer long-term sustainable \u00a0protection of \u00a0bee populations. The letter also cites emerging science which documents extensive surface water contamination and impacts on non-target organisms such as aquatic invertebrates<\/a>, birds <\/a>and other pollinators.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe could face a second \u201cSilent Spring\u201d <\/i>above and beyond the threats to managed and wild pollinators,” the letter states. Additionally it states that \u00a0EPA\u2019s planned 2018 deadline to complete its Registration Reviews for the major neonicotinoids “is far too slow in view of their potentially calamitous risks.\u201d<\/p>\n

The signatories to this letter<\/a> include: Beyond Pesticides, The Center for Food Safety, Pesticides Action Network North America, Friends of the Earth, The Xerces Society, Sierra Club, Defenders of Wildlife, Californians for Alternatives to Toxics, Food and Water Watch, Center for Environmental Health, American Bird Conservancy, and the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides.<\/p>\n

Beyond Pesticides\u2019 BEE Protective campaign <\/a>has all the educational tools you need to help pollinators. Sign the \u00a0Pesticide Free Zone Declaration<\/a> and pledge to maintain your yard, park, garden or other green space as organically-managed and pollinator friendly, or use our model resolution<\/a> to transform your community and raise awareness about pollinator health For more information, see Beyond Pesticides\u2019 \u00a0BEE Protective webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Highlighting the negative environmental and economic impacts of outdoor uses of the EPA-approved neonicotinoid insecticides: imidacloprid, clothianidin \u00a0, thiamethoxam, dinetofuran and acetamiprid, as well as a recognition that the initial risk assessments for these chemicals fail to adequately consider key risks to bee health, the letter to President Obama notes that it, \u201cwould not be responsible to continue to allow these threatening compounds to be used so broadly.\u201d On average, U.S. beekeepers lost […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,157,281,71,9,10,93,195,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chemicals","category-clothianidin","category-dinotefuron","category-imidacloprid","category-national-politics","category-pesticide-regulation","category-pollinators","category-thiamethoxam","category-wildlifeenvironment"],"yoast_head":"\nGroups Appeal to President Obama to Suspend Bee-Killing Pesticides - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2013\/07\/groups-appeal-to-president-obama-to-suspend-bee-killing-pesticides\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Groups Appeal to President Obama to Suspend Bee-Killing Pesticides - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"(Beyond Pesticides, July 3, 2013) In light of recent action in Europe to suspend to use of certain neonicotinoid pesticides, Beyond Pesticides joined 12 other environmental and advocacy organizations in urging the Obama administration to direct the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to follow the European Union\u2019s (EU) lead in recognizing that risks posed by these pesticides are unacceptably high, and suspend the use of these chemicals in the U.S. to protect pollinators and the nation\u2019s agricultural economy. 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