{"id":23814,"date":"2018-12-03T00:00:43","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T04:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=23814"},"modified":"2018-12-01T10:56:03","modified_gmt":"2018-12-01T14:56:03","slug":"take-action-protect-biodiversity-reinstate-the-ban-of-bee-toxic-neonicotinoid-pesticides-on-wildlife-refuges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2018\/12\/take-action-protect-biodiversity-reinstate-the-ban-of-bee-toxic-neonicotinoid-pesticides-on-wildlife-refuges\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Action: Protect Biodiversity \u2013 Reinstate the Ban of Bee-Toxic Neonicotinoid Pesticides on Wildlife Refuges"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, December 3, 2018)\u00a0In August 2018, the Trump administration announced a reversal of a 2014 U.S. Fish and Wildlife (FWS) decision to ban neonicotinoid insecticides on National Wildlife Refuges. The administration\u2019s action threatens not only pollinators, but contributes to the attack on biodiversity worldwide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Tell Congress to protect biodiversity by insisting that the ban on neonicotinoid pesticides in wildlife refuges be reinstated<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2014, FWS announced that\u00a0all National Wildlife Refuges would join in\u00a0the phase-out of neonics <\/a>(while also phasing out genetically engineered crops) by January 2016. FWS \u201cdetermined that\u00a0prophylactic use, such as a seed treatment,\u00a0of the neonicotinoid pesticides that can distribute systemically in a plant and\u00a0can potentially affect a broad spectrum of\u00a0non-target species is not consistent with\u00a0Service policy. We make this decision based on a precautionary approach to our wildlife\u00a0management practices and not on agricultural\u00a0practices.\u201d This move was not\u00a0only intended to protect honey bees that have suffered\u00a0average losses above 30% since 2006, but also the federally threatened and endangered\u00a0pollinators that live in National\u00a0Wildlife Refuges.<\/p>\n

However, it is not just pollinators who are affected. Recent research has found dramatic drops in overall insect abundance, leading entomologists to speak of an \u201cinsect apocalypse<\/a>.\u201d Various studies have found reductions of up to a factor 60 over the past 40 years \u2013there were 60 times<\/u> as many insects in some locations in the 1970s. Over 75% of insect abundance has declined<\/a> over the last 27 years, according to new research published by European scientists in PLOS One<\/strong><\/a>. The\u00a0dramatic drop in insect biomass has led to equally dramatic pronunciations from highly respected scientists and entomologists. \u201cWe appear to be making vast tracts of land inhospitable to most forms of life, and are currently on course for ecological Armageddon,\u201d study coauthor David Goulson, Ph.D. of Sussex University, UK, told The Guardian<\/em>. \u201cIf we lose the insects then everything is going to collapse.\u201d<\/p>\n

Insects play important roles in food webs \u2013most song birds, for example, depend on insects during the breeding season, at least. Insects are important decomposers \u2013Australia had to import dung beetles to handle the waste problem caused by the importation of cattle. They contribute to the health of soils. The loss of insect abundance poses cascading effects<\/a> at all ecosystem levels.<\/p>\n

Neonicotinoids also pose a direct threat to non-insect wildlife, including birds<\/a>. Birds and other wildlife are mobile, moving in and out of crop fields without regard for pesticide treatments. Birds, in particular, absorb pesticide sprays and vapors through respiration, as well as orally in food and preening and dermally by walking in sprayed fields.<\/p>\n

It is more important than ever to ban neonicotinoids in National Wildlife Refuges, which should be refuges from toxic chemical use.<\/p>\n

Tell Congress to protect biodiversity by insisting that the ban on neonicotinoid pesticides in wildlife refuges be reinstated<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Letter to Congress<\/u>:<\/p>\n

I am writing to ask you to urge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Department of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to reinstate the ban on neonicotinoid pesticides in wildlife refuges. In August 2018, the Trump administration announced a reversal of a 2014 U.S. Fish and Wildlife (FWS) decision to ban neonicotinoids on National Wildlife Refuges. The administration\u2019s action threatens not only pollinators, but biodiversity of the whole planet.<\/p>\n

In 2014, FWS announced that\u00a0all National Wildlife Refuges would join in\u00a0the phase-out of neonics<\/a>\u00a0(while also phasing out genetically engineered crops) by January 2016. FWS \u201cdetermined that\u00a0prophylactic use, such as a seed treatment,\u00a0of the neonicotinoid pesticides that can distribute systemically in a plant and\u00a0can potentially affect a broad spectrum of\u00a0non-target species is not consistent with\u00a0Service policy. We make this decision based on a precautionary approach to our wildlife\u00a0management practices and not on agricultural\u00a0practices.\u201d This move was not\u00a0only intended to protect honey bees that have suffered\u00a0average losses above 30% since 2006, but also the federally threatened and endangered\u00a0pollinators that live in National\u00a0Wildlife Refuges. Over 75% of insect abundance has declined<\/a> over the last 27 years, according to new research published by European scientists in\u00a0PLOS One<\/strong><\/a>. The\u00a0dramatic drop in insect biomass has led to equally dramatic pronunciations from highly respected scientists and entomologists. \u201cWe appear to be making vast tracts of land inhospitable to most forms of life, and are currently on course for ecological Armageddon,\u201d study coauthor David Goulson, Ph.D. of Sussex University, UK, told The Guardian<\/em>. \u201cIf we lose the insects then everything is going to collapse.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, it is not just pollinators who are affected. As recently summarized in a New York Times magazine article, \u201cThe Insect Apocalypse is Here,\u201d recent research has found dramatic drops in overall insect abundance. Various studies have found reductions of up to a factor 60, over the past 40 years \u2013there were 60 times<\/u> as many insects in some locations in the 1970s. Insects play important roles in food webs \u2013most song birds, for example, depend on insects during the breeding season, at least. Insects are also important decomposers \u2013Australia had to import dung beetles to handle the waste problem caused by the importation of cattle. They contribute to the health of soils. The loss of insect abundance poses cascading effects<\/a> at all ecosystem levels.<\/p>\n

Neonicotinoids also pose a direct threat to non-insect wildlife, including birds. Birds and other wildlife are mobile, moving in and out of crop fields without regard for pesticide treatments. Birds are particularly vulnerable, having high metabolic and respiratory rates. They absorb pesticide sprays and vapors through respiration, as well as orally in food and preening and dermally by walking in sprayed fields.<\/p>\n

It is more important than ever to ban neonicotinoids in National Wildlife Refuges, which should be refuges from toxic chemical use.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Beyond Pesticides, December 3, 2018)\u00a0In August 2018, the Trump administration announced a reversal of a 2014 U.S. Fish and Wildlife (FWS) decision to ban neonicotinoid insecticides on National Wildlife Refuges. The administration\u2019s action threatens not only pollinators, but contributes to the attack on biodiversity worldwide. \u00a0Tell Congress to protect biodiversity by insisting that the ban on neonicotinoid pesticides in wildlife refuges be reinstated. In 2014, FWS announced that\u00a0all National Wildlife Refuges would join in\u00a0the phase-out of neonics (while also phasing out genetically engineered crops) by January 2016. FWS \u201cdetermined that\u00a0prophylactic use, such as a seed treatment,\u00a0of the neonicotinoid pesticides that can distribute systemically in a plant and\u00a0can potentially affect a broad spectrum of\u00a0non-target species is not consistent with\u00a0Service policy. We make this decision based on a precautionary approach to our wildlife\u00a0management practices and not on agricultural\u00a0practices.\u201d This move was not\u00a0only intended to protect honey bees that have suffered\u00a0average losses above 30% since 2006, but also the federally threatened and endangered\u00a0pollinators that live in National\u00a0Wildlife Refuges. However, it is not just pollinators who are affected. Recent research has found dramatic drops in overall insect abundance, leading entomologists to speak of an \u201cinsect apocalypse.\u201d Various studies have found reductions of up to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[352,364,328,93,276,1,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biodiversity","category-fish-and-wildlife-service-fws","category-neonicotinoids","category-pollinators","category-take-action","category-uncategorized","category-wildlifeenvironment"],"yoast_head":"\nTake Action: Protect Biodiversity \u2013 Reinstate the Ban of Bee-Toxic Neonicotinoid Pesticides on Wildlife Refuges - 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\/2018\/12\/take-action-protect-biodiversity-reinstate-the-ban-of-bee-toxic-neonicotinoid-pesticides-on-wildlife-refuges\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Take Action: Protect Biodiversity \u2013 Reinstate the Ban of Bee-Toxic Neonicotinoid Pesticides on Wildlife Refuges - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"(Beyond Pesticides, December 3, 2018)\u00a0In August 2018, the Trump administration announced a reversal of a 2014 U.S. Fish and Wildlife (FWS) decision to ban neonicotinoid insecticides on National Wildlife Refuges. 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The administration\u2019s action threatens not only pollinators, but contributes to the attack on biodiversity worldwide. \u00a0Tell Congress to protect biodiversity by insisting that the ban on neonicotinoid pesticides in wildlife refuges be reinstated. In 2014, FWS announced that\u00a0all National Wildlife Refuges would join in\u00a0the phase-out of neonics (while also phasing out genetically engineered crops) by January 2016. FWS \u201cdetermined that\u00a0prophylactic use, such as a seed treatment,\u00a0of the neonicotinoid pesticides that can distribute systemically in a plant and\u00a0can potentially affect a broad spectrum of\u00a0non-target species is not consistent with\u00a0Service policy. We make this decision based on a precautionary approach to our wildlife\u00a0management practices and not on agricultural\u00a0practices.\u201d This move was not\u00a0only intended to protect honey bees that have suffered\u00a0average losses above 30% since 2006, but also the federally threatened and endangered\u00a0pollinators that live in National\u00a0Wildlife Refuges. However, it is not just pollinators who are affected. 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