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(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, September 19, 2019)\u00a0A coalition\u00a0of beekeepers is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its recent new use registrations of\u00a0the neonicotinoid-related insecticide sulfoxaflor on bee-attractive crops . The environmental nonprofit Earthjustice<\/a> is representing the Pollinator Stewardship Council, the American Beekeeper Federation, and Jeff Anderson\u2014a beekeeper. This is the second suit of its kind to be filed against the agency in the past month: The Center for Biological Diversity and Center for Food Safety have also filed a lawsuit<\/a> in the 9th<\/sup> Circuit Court of Appeals on the use of sulfoxaflor on over 200 million acres of crops that draw in pollinators to forage on poisoned nectar, pollen, and guttation droplets.<\/p>\n

Sulfoxaflor<\/a> is a systemic insecticide whose mode of action is the same as neonicotinoid pesticides. After application, the chemical is absorbed and distributed throughout the plant, including pollen and nectar. These insecticides are selective agonists of insects\u2019 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors\u2014they bind to the receptor and cause it to activate. The impact on foraging bees is generally sublethal, but devastating on a population level.<\/p>\n

At the request of industry, EPA waived the legal requirement for a full-field study of sulfoxaflor\u2019s impacts on pollinators, erroneously stating that further research would \u201cnot add meaningful input to our conclusions.\u201d Under EPA\u2019s approval, the chemical can be aerially sprayed with no buffer zone and applied before and during bloom periods when pollinators are most active.<\/p>\n

\u201cHoney bees and other pollinators are dying in droves because of insecticides like sulfoxaflor, yet the Trump administration removes restrictions just to please the chemical industry,\u201d stated Greg Loarie, Earthjustice attorney. \u201cThis is illegal and an affront to our food system, economy, and environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beekeepers were behind the original impetus<\/a> to get sulfoxaflor registration limited from blooming bee-attractive crops such as sorghum and cotton; Mr. Anderson and the American Beekeeper Federation were also on that initial coalition of litigants during the 2013 lawsuit against EPA.<\/p>\n

After a 2015 decision in favor of beekeepers, EPA regularly utilized the \u201cemergency exemption\u201d rule under Section 18 of the\u00a0Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)<\/em>\u00a0to circumvent restrictions\u2013a move that was continuously noticed and lambasted by\u00a0environmental advocates.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Bee Informed Partnership\u2019s latest survey<\/a> estimates that beekeepers lost 40% of their honey bee colonies between April\u00a0 2018 and April 2019, and pollinators as a whole are under threat. As scientists and beekeepers tally up reasons to change farming practices to protect pollinators from poisons such as sulfoxaflor\u2013including entire ecosystem collapse<\/a>, EPA marches obstinately in the opposite direction under the directive of corporate interests.<\/p>\n

Michele Colopy of the Pollinator Stewardship Council stated, \u201cIt is inappropriate for EPA to solely rely on industry studies to justify bringing sulfoxaflor back into our farm fields.\u201d She continued, \u201cDie-offs of tens of thousands of bee colonies continue to occur and sulfoxaflor plays a huge role in this problem. EPA is harming not just the beekeepers, their livelihood, and bees, but the nation\u2019s food system.\u201d<\/p>\n

With EPA failing to take even the most basic steps to protect declining pollinators, it is up to concerned residents to get active in their state and community and demand change.\u00a0Work to pass policies<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0that eliminate sulfoxaflor and a broad range of\u00a0systemic pesticides<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by promoting organic land care. \u00a0For help in organizing your community, reach out to Beyond Pesticides at\u00a0info@beyondpesticides.org<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or 202-543-5450.<\/p>\n

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

Sources: Earthjustice<\/a>, New York Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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These insecticides are selective agonists of insects\u2019 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors\u2014they bind to the receptor and cause it to activate. The impact on foraging bees is generally sublethal, but devastating on a population level. 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