{"id":23237,"date":"2018-08-20T00:00:57","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T04:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=23237"},"modified":"2018-08-20T09:25:03","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T13:25:03","slug":"canada-proposes-to-phase-out-pesticides-linked-bee-decline-aquatic-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2018\/08\/canada-proposes-to-phase-out-pesticides-linked-bee-decline-aquatic-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Proposes to Phase-out Pesticides Linked to Bee Decline, Aquatic Risks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, August, 20, 2018) Health Canada\u2019s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has announced a plan to phase out the outdoor use of two neonicotinoid insecticides \u2014 thiamethoxam and clothianidin \u2014 over three to five years, due to concerns about their effects on aquatic invertebrates. This comes after their 2016 proposal to phase out another neonicotinoid, imidacloprid, for the same concerns, but the proposal has not been finalized. In April, the European Union (EU) voted to ban the most widely used neonicotinoids, citing risks to bees.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, PMRA proposed to phase out a number of uses of neonicotinoids in order to mitigate risks to pollinators<\/a>.\u00a0And now, after the Canadian agency initiated a special review based on a preliminary analysis of available information on the concentrations and frequency of detection of clothianidin in aquatic environment, the agency has\u00a0proposed another round of phase-outs<\/a>. The agency\u2019s review focused on assessing potential risk to aquatic invertebrates exposed to clothianidin applied as a seed, foliar or soil treatment. The assessment finds that, in aquatic environments in Canada, clothianidin and thiamethoxam are both being measured at concentrations that are harmful to aquatic insects. These insects, according to the agency, are an important part of the ecosystem, including as a food source for fish, birds and other animals. The agency goes on the state further, \u201cBased on currently available information, most outdoor uses in Canada are not sustainable.\u201d<\/p>\n

For instance, clothianidin uses on corn and soybean (seed treatment), potatoes, vegetables, and orchards and vineyards (foliar spray) led to frequent exceedances to the chronic level of concern for freshwater invertebrates.\u00a0As a result, PMRA proposing to cancel all outdoor uses of clothianidin and thiamethoxam on food and feed crops, including seed treatments, and on turf. This will occur over a three to five-year timeframe. The agency will also \u201cconsider alternate risk management proposals, provided that they can achieve acceptable levels in the environment within the same timeframe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Canadian beekeepers have reported significant losses since neonicotinoids were given conditional registration by PMRA. Despite growing complaints, PMRA continued to renew conditional registrations.\u00a0This new decision, along with the 2016 proposed decision on imidicloprid<\/a>, brings Canada in line with the European Union which banned the pesticides<\/a> in April this year after a moratorium on their use since 2013<\/p>\n

The proposed special review decision is open for public consultation for 90 days.<\/p>\n

PMRA and the\u00a0U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\u00a0(EPA) collaborate on their pollinator assessments, which are based on the jointly developed harmonized\u00a0Guidance for Assessing Pesticide Risks to Bees<\/strong><\/a>. In 2016, PMRA released its aquatic assessment of imidacloprid which found that the pesticide was building up in the surface and groundwater water and causing widespread death among aquatic insects. Its\u00a0interim recommendation<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0then was to ban imidacloprid from most agricultural and outdoor uses entirely, however, a final decision has been delayed. EPA\u2019s assessment of imidacloprid also found high risks to aquatic insects. Earlier this year, EPA ended its public comment period for the\u00a0ecological impacts of the neonicotinoids<\/strong><\/a>, with the separate pollinator assessments released last year. EPA\u2019s risk assessments find deadly impacts to birds from neonicotinoid-treated seeds, poisoned insect prey, and contaminated grasses. However, EPA has not indicated whether it will restrict or ban the use of these chemicals.<\/p>\n

In April 2018, European Union (EU) member states backed a proposal to further restrict uses of bee-toxic neonicotinoids<\/a> finding the pesticides\u2019 outdoor uses harm bees. These restrictions go beyond those already put in place in 2013, and now all outdoor uses of clothianidin, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam will be banned. According to the European Commission, the protection of bees is an important issue since it concerns biodiversity, food production, and the environment.<\/p>\n

Researchers have found that tiny amounts of neonicotinoids are enough to cause migrating songbirds to lose their sense of direction. A recent study by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) researchers found neonicotinoids\u00a0widespread in the Great Lakes<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0at levels that harm aquatic insects, and potentially the aquatic food web\u2014the foundation of healthy aquatic ecosystems. The Beyond Pesticides report\u00a0Poisoned Waterways<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0documents the persistence of neonicotinoids in U.S. waterbodies and the danger they cause to aquatic organisms, resulting in complex cascading impacts on the aquatic food web. The report also highlights current regulatory failures of EPA aquatic standards, which continue to underestimate risks to sensitive species, due to a reliance on test protocols that do not reflect real-world exposures or susceptibilities.<\/p>\n

The loss of bees represents a significant issue for food sources since about one-third of food crops require pollinators for production.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Numerous scientific studies<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0implicate neonicotinoid pesticides as key contributors to the global decline of pollinator populations. EPA\u2019s own scientists have found that neonicotinoids pose far-reaching risks not only to bees but to birds and aquatic invertebrates.<\/p>\n

Previous studies have indeed found neonicotinoids to be associated with\u00a0altered feeding behaviors<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0reduced egg development<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in bumblebee queens, as well as the\u00a0inhibition of pollination skills among bumblebee workers<\/strong><\/a>, the loss of\u00a0bumblebees\u2019 characteristic \u201cbuzz\u201d pollination technique<\/strong><\/a>, and\u00a0reductions in overall colony size<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Given the historic move in Europe, and this proposal in Canada. U.S. regulators must also take action to protect sensitive species from toxic neonicotinoids. Help push EPA to take substantive action on neonicotinoids by\u00a0urging your U.S. Representative to support the Saving America\u2019s Pollinators Act<\/strong><\/a>. With\u00a0managed honey bee losses remaining at unsustainable levels<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and many wild pollinators at risk of extinction, for the future of food and our environment, it is urgent that the U.S. finally protect pollinators.<\/p>\n

All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.<\/em><\/p>\n

Source: The Star<\/a>; Health Canada<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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The agency\u2019s review focused on assessing potential risk to aquatic invertebrates exposed to clothianidin applied as a seed, foliar or soil treatment. The assessment finds that, in aquatic environments in Canada, clothianidin and thiamethoxam are both being measured at concentrations that are harmful to aquatic insects. 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