{"id":23561,"date":"2018-10-19T00:00:22","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T04:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=23561"},"modified":"2018-10-18T20:41:08","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T00:41:08","slug":"epa-considers-300000-acre-expansion-of-bee-toxic-pesticide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2018\/10\/epa-considers-300000-acre-expansion-of-bee-toxic-pesticide\/","title":{"rendered":"EPA Considers 300,000-Acre Expansion of Bee-Toxic Pesticide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-22027\" src=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/images-16-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"381\" height=\"219\" \/>(<em>Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, October 19, 2018)\u00a0Pollinator advocates and the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) are imploring the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deny Bayer CropScience\u2019s application for use of \u201cSivanto,\u201da pesticide product with the active ingredient <a href=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2015\/01\/new-pesticide-to-be-marketed-amid-misleading-claims-that-it-is-safer-for-bees\/\">flupyradifurone<\/a>, a chemical the company claims is safer for bees, but poses the same risks at the notorious bee-toxic neonicotinoid insecticides. If approved, Sivanto would be sprayed in tobacco-growing states along 300,000 acres in the southeast U.S., areas home to more than three dozen species protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Bayer\u2019s proposal for expanded uses comes after EPA\u2019s own assessment indicated risks to endangered species, and despite the fact that the agency has not undergone an ESA mandated consultation with federal wildlife agencies.<\/p>\n<p>For the countless flying insects, birds, and bats already under significant threat from neonicotinoids, adding another systemic insecticide to the mix will only make the situation worse. Bayer AG is characterizing flupyradifurone as being harmless to honeybees. <a href=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2015\/01\/new-pesticide-to-be-marketed-amid-misleading-claims-that-it-is-safer-for-bees\/\">However<\/a>, flupyradifurone, being a systemic pesticide, can negatively impact many non-target species.\u00a0 In fact, flupyradifurone impacts honey bee brains in a similar way to neonicotinoids, as it impairs learning, memory and the honey bees\u2019 affinity for nectar rewards. Advocates worry that growing use of flupyradifurone would tragically add to the existing negative effects still being caused by widespread use of other neonicotinoids on corn and soy in states where tobacco is also grown. Therefore, CBD has insisted that the EPA also seek consultation on any synergistic and cumulative effects of flupyradifurone with other pesticides in use nearby. CBD is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biologicaldiversity.org\/news\/press_releases\/2015\/pesticides-03-16-2015.html\">suing over EPA\u2019s failure<\/a> to engage in ESA consultation before it first registered this controversial pesticide.<\/p>\n<p>Flupyradifurone, being highly water soluble, is not just harmful to honey bees, but also poses significant threat to aquatic ecosystems sheltering invertebrates such as aquatic mayfly larvae and rare freshwater mussels. In fact, among the 38 threatened and endangered species inhabiting areas where tobacco is grown, 17 are species of freshwater mussels that play essential water-purifying roles in aquatic ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApproval of this harmful neurotoxin would create a dangerous double-whammy for bees and freshwater mussels already suffering from exposure to neonics,\u201d said CBD senior scientist, Tara Cornelisse, Ph.D. \u201cExpanded use of this harmful pesticide is a risk we can\u2019t afford to take.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Center and allies\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biologicaldiversity.org\/news\/press_releases\/2015\/pesticides-03-16-2015.html\">sued<\/a>\u00a0the EPA over its initial approval of flupyradifurone, challenging the agency\u2019s refusal to take common sense measures to protect endangered species from this new and controversial pesticide. This litigation is in its initial stages at the Washington, D.C. Court of Appeals.<\/p>\n<p>Take Action! Protect Pollinators and fragile aquatic ecosystems!\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/programs\/lawns-and-landscapes\/tools-for-change\/products-compatible-with-organic-landscape-management\">Least-toxic products<\/a> exist. Learn how to aerate, feed soil organisms, and watch the desired plants\u2019 health improve. Instead of enabling the chemical industry\u2019s whack-a-mole, or a mere product-for-product swap, read <a href=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/resources\/eating-with-a-conscience\/overview\">Eating with a Conscience<\/a> to learn how buying local, organic, regenerativally-grown food is the better choice for your family and the planet as a whole.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/programs\/lawns-and-landscapes\/tools-for-change\/products-compatible-with-organic-landscape-management\">Organize a local coalition<\/a>\u00a0and collaborate with others to keep pressure on grocery store owners, nurseries, hardware stores, and elected city officials to eliminate neonicotinoids and related compounds, while offering certified organic and organic compatible products in their supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>Eliminating the sale of neonicotinoids, related compounds, and other harmful pesticides does not mean that retailers will have nothing left to sell their customers. Beyond Pesticides released\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/programs\/bee-protective-pollinators-and-pesticides\/what-can-you-do\/the-well-stocked-hardware-store\"><strong>The Well-Stocked Hardware Store<\/strong><\/a>, an online toolkit that identifies organic compatible products for\u00a0hardware stores seeking to find replacement products that can be used with an organic system approach to land management. See Beyond Pesticides database of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/programs\/lawns-and-landscapes\/tools-for-change\/products-compatible-with-organic-landscape-management\">Products Compatible with Organic Land Management<\/a>. Beyond Pesticides highlights the actions of Eldredge Lumber, a hardware store in Maine, through the video\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6uBYgN4cDow\"><strong>Making the Switch<\/strong><\/a>. \u201cYou\u2019re protecting the environment, your family, your children and grandchildren, and your neighbors. Nobody wants to have pesticides drifting into their front or rear yard, and people are just loving it, they\u2019re feeding into it. I couldn\u2019t be happier,\u201d says owner Scott Eldredge in the video. Buy certified organic food, which, by law cannot be grown with neonicotinoids or related compounds like flupyradifurone.<\/p>\n<p><em>All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biologicaldiversity.org\/news\/press_releases\/2018\/flupyradifurone-10-11-2018.php\">Center for Biological Diversity press release<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Beyond Pesticides, October 19, 2018)\u00a0Pollinator advocates and the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) are imploring the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deny Bayer CropScience\u2019s application for use of \u201cSivanto,\u201da pesticide product with the active ingredient flupyradifurone, a chemical the company claims is safer for bees, but poses the same risks at the notorious bee-toxic neonicotinoid insecticides. If approved, Sivanto would be sprayed in tobacco-growing states along 300,000 acres in the southeast U.S., areas home to more than three dozen species protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Bayer\u2019s proposal for expanded uses comes after EPA\u2019s own assessment indicated risks to endangered species, and despite the fact that the agency has not undergone an ESA mandated consultation with federal wildlife agencies. For the countless flying insects, birds, and bats already under significant threat from neonicotinoids, adding another systemic insecticide to the mix will only make the situation worse. Bayer AG is characterizing flupyradifurone as being harmless to honeybees. However, flupyradifurone, being a systemic pesticide, can negatively impact many non-target species.\u00a0 In fact, flupyradifurone impacts honey bee brains in a similar way to neonicotinoids, as it impairs learning, memory and the honey bees\u2019 affinity for nectar rewards. 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