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(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, September 16, 2024) After the release of a hard-hitting study last week published in Science<\/em> that pinpoints the cycle of increasing pesticide use with ecosystem and bat decline, resulting in higher infant mortality, Beyond Pesticides is calling for state and local action to transition public land to organic practices. Without a healthy ecosystem, the study documents increased pesticide use with dramatic adverse health effects.<\/p>\r\n

To take corrective action, Beyond Pesticides\u2019 action asks governors and mayors to do the following: Eliminate the use of pesticides that imperil bats by adopting biodiversity conservation goals including\u2014 (1) ecological mosquito management with measures that recognize the benefit of preventive strategies, establish source reduction programs to manage breeding sites on public lands, educate on the management of private lands, employ programs for larval management with biological controls, and eliminate the use of toxic pesticides; (2) prohibition of systemic insecticides and treated seeds, including neonicotinoids; and (3) land management on public lands\u2014including hospitals, higher education institutions, schools, and parks\u2014using regenerative organic principles and organic certified practices and products, to transition to a viable organic system that prioritizes long-term health of the public, ecology, and economy.<\/p>\r\n

The\u00a0new research connects declines in bat populations with increased human infant mortality<\/a>. The\u00a0connection<\/a>\u00a0is increased pesticide use. The study by Eyal Frank, PhD, \u201cThe economic impacts of ecosystem disruptions: Costs from substituting biological pest control<\/a>,\u201d published in\u00a0Science<\/em>, concludes with a finding\u202fthat \u201cdeclines in insect-eating bat population levels induce farmers to substitute with insecticides, consequently resulting in a negative health shock to infant mortality.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

>> Tell your Governor and Mayor to stop the cycle of increasing pesticide dependency tied to an imbalance in ecosystems degraded by pesticide use and other factors\u2014resulting in a loss of natural insect management by bats and other wildlife that leads to rising pesticide use and increasing infant mortality and public health threats.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Many farmers rely on\u00a0bats<\/a>\u00a0as alternatives to insecticides to protect their crops from insects, but the invasive fungus\u00a0Pseudogymnoascus destructans<\/em>, White-Nose Syndrome (WNS) has caused a serious decline in bat populations since 2006. Bats are also important in keeping\u00a0mosquitoes<\/a>\u00a0under control. According to bat experts,\u00a052% of bat species in North America<\/a>\u00a0are at risk of severe declines over the next 15 years. While there are numerous causes of fungal diseases, pesticide use can increase vulnerability by depressing the immune system. With the collapse of many bat populations from WNS found in caves that affect\u00a0bats during hibernation, farmers turn to toxic chemicals to replace the\u00a0ecosystem services<\/a>\u00a0bats usually provide. These chemicals, however, lead to\u00a0ripples through the ecosystem<\/a>\u00a0and endanger human health.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

To determine the impacts on human health from these population declines, Dr. Frank collected data from WNS-affected counties on insecticide use and infant mortality from 2006-2017. In comparing these numbers, \u201cafter the onset of bat die-offs, farmers in the county increase their insecticide use by 31.1%, on average,\u201d he states. \u201cInfant mortality rates due to internal causes of death (i.e., not due to accidents or homicides) increased by 7.9%, on average, in the affected counties. This result highlights that real-world use levels of insecticides have a detrimental impact on health, even when used within regulatory limits.\u201d These rates correspond to an additional 1,334 infant deaths\u2014for every 1% increase in pesticides, a 0.25% increase in the infant mortality rate is documented.\u202fThe CDC<\/a>\u00a0(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) says, \u201cThe infant mortality rate is an important marker of the overall health of a society.\u201d Although infant mortality in the U.S. has been decreasing,\u00a043 countries<\/a>\u00a0have infant death rates lower than the United States.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

But, not only does decreasing bat populations lead to more pesticide use, leading to more infant deaths, but pesticide use also leads to decreasing bat populations. An\u00a0extensive article<\/a>\u00a0by William Quarles, PhD, published in the\u00a0IPM Practitioner<\/em>\u00a0in 2013, lays out much of the research that has been done on bats, pesticides, and WNS. Dr. Quarles finds that the immune system of bats in the U.S. is unable to prevent infection with WNS. He reviews studies showing that pesticides including DDT, organophosphates, and carbamates result in death or reproductive toxicity in bats. More recently,\u00a0Pierre Mineau, PhD, and Carolyn Callaghan, PhD<\/a>, find, \u201c[T]here is evidence to support the claim that bats are being negatively affected by neonicotinoid insecticides in several different ways, indirectly through\u00a0reduction in insect abundance and directly through impairment.\u201d\u00a0J.M. Oliviera\u00a0et al.<\/em><\/a> review research on pesticide impacts on bats, finding, \u201cPesticide toxicity leads to immunosuppression and makes the individual more susceptible to infections by pathogenic organisms.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

The cycle of pesticide use causing decreasing bat populations causing more pesticide use is an engine leading to ongoing and increasing infant deaths. We can break the cycle of increasing pesticide dependency with organic practices that are in sync with nature and intended to protect and enhance biodiversity. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Multiple crises impacting\u00a0biodiversity<\/a>,\u00a0human health<\/a>, and\u00a0climate change<\/a>\u00a0threaten ecological balance. Bats are\u00a0one of many species<\/a>\u00a0providing important ecosystem services, such as\u00a0mosquito management<\/a>\u00a0and pollination, who are underappreciated until their services are no longer available.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

>> Tell your Governor and Mayor to stop the cycle of increasing pesticide dependency tied to an imbalance in ecosystems degraded by pesticide use and other factors\u2014resulting in a loss of natural insect management by bats and other wildlife that leads to rising pesticide use and increasing infant mortality and public health threats.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>
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\r\nDear Governor
\r\n<\/u><\/strong>Shocking new research connects declines in bat populations to increased human infant mortality. The connection is increased pesticide use. The study by Eyal Frank, PhD, \u201cThe economic impacts of ecosystem disruptions: Costs from substituting biological pest control,\u201d published in Science, concludes, \u201c[D]eclines in insect-eating bat population levels induce farmers to substitute with insecticides, consequently resulting in a negative health shock to infant mortality.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Bats help protect crops from insects and control mosquitoes, but the White-Nose Syndrome (WNS), has reduced bat populations. According to bat experts, 52% of bat species in North America are at risk of severe declines over the next 15 years. While there are many causes of fungal diseases, pesticide use can increase vulnerability by depressing the immune system. With the collapse of many bat populations from WNS, farmers turn to toxic chemicals to replace the ecosystem services bats usually provide\u2014chemicals that ripple through the ecosystem and endanger human health.\u202f<\/p>\r\n

To determine impacts on human health from bat population declines, Dr. Frank collected data from counties with WNS regarding insecticide use and infant mortality from 2006-2017. In comparing these numbers, \u201c[A]fter the onset of bat die-offs, farmers in the county increase their insecticide use by 31.1%, on average,\u201d he states. \u201cInfant mortality rates due to internal causes of death (i.e., not due to accidents or homicides) increased by 7.9%, on average, in the affected counties. This result highlights that real-world use levels of insecticides have a detrimental impact on health, even when used within regulatory limits.\u201d These rates correspond to an additional 1,334 infant deaths\u2014for every 1% increase in pesticides, a 0.25% increase in the infant mortality rate results.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Not only do decreasing bat populations lead to more pesticide use, leading to more infant deaths, but pesticide use also leads to decreasing bat populations. William Quarles, Ph.D., in The IPM Practitioner, summarizes research done on bats, pesticides, and WNS. He finds that the immune system of bats in the U.S. is unable to prevent infection with WNS and reviews studies showing that pesticides including DDT, organophosphates, and carbamates, result in death or reproductive toxicity in bats. More recently, Pierre Mineau, PhD, and Carolyn Callaghan, PhD, find, \u201c[T]here is evidence to support the claim that bats are being negatively affected by neonicotinoid insecticides in several different ways, indirectly through reduction in insect abundance and directly through impairment.\u201d J.M. Oliviera et al. review research on pesticide impacts on bats, finding, \u201cPesticides toxicity leads to immunosuppression and makes the individual more susceptible to infections by pathogenic organisms.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

The cycle of pesticide use causing decreasing bat populations causing more pesticide use is an engine leading to ongoing and increasing infant deaths. We can break the cycle of increasing pesticide dependency with organic practices that are in sync with nature and protect and enhance biodiversity.<\/p>\r\n

Please eliminate the use of pesticides in our city that imperil bats by adopting biodiversity conservation goals including: (1) ecological mosquito management with measures that recognize the benefit of preventive strategies, establish source reduction programs to manage breeding sites on public lands, educate on the management of private lands, employ programs for larval management with biological controls, and eliminate the use of toxic pesticides; (2) prohibition of systemic insecticides and treated seeds, including neonicotinoids; and (3) land management on public lands\u2014including hospitals, higher education institutions, schools, and parks\u2014using regenerative organic principles and organic certified practices and products, to transition to a viable organic system that prioritizes long-term health of the public, ecology, and economy.<\/p>\r\n

Thank you.<\/p>\r\n

Dear Mayor
\r\n<\/u><\/strong>Shocking new research connects declines in bat populations to increased human infant mortality. The connection is increased pesticide use. The study by Eyal Frank, PhD, \u201cThe economic impacts of ecosystem disruptions: Costs from substituting biological pest control,\u201d concludes, \u201c[D]eclines in insect-eating bat population levels induce farmers to substitute with insecticides, consequently resulting in a negative health shock to infant mortality.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Bats help protect crops from insects and control mosquitoes, but the invasive fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, White-Nose Syndrome (WNS), has reduced bat populations since 2006. According to bat experts, 52% of bat species in North America are also at risk of severe declines over the next 15 years. While there are numerous causes of fungal diseases, pesticide use can increase vulnerability by depressing the immune system. With the collapse of many bat populations from WNS, farmers turn to toxic chemicals to replace the ecosystem services bats usually provide\u2014chemicals that ripple through the ecosystem and endanger human health.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

To determine impacts on human health from bat population declines, Dr. Frank collected data from counties with WNS regarding insecticide use and infant mortality from 2006-2017. In comparing these numbers, \u201c[A]fter the onset of bat die-offs, farmers in the county increase their insecticide use by 31.1%, on average,\u201d he states. \u201cInfant mortality rates due to internal causes of death (i.e., not due to accidents or homicides) increased by 7.9%, on average, in the affected counties. This result highlights that real-world use levels of insecticides have a detrimental impact on health, even when used within regulatory limits.\u201d These rates correspond to an additional 1,334 infant deaths\u2014for every 1% increase in pesticides, a 0.25% increase in the infant mortality rate results.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

But not only does decreasing bat populations lead to more pesticide use, leading to more infant deaths, but pesticide use also leads to decreasing bat populations. William Quarles, PhD, summarizes research done on bats, pesticides, and WNS; he finds that the immune system of bats in the U.S. is unable to prevent infection with WNS. He reviews studies showing that pesticides including DDT, and more recently organophosphates, and carbamates, result in death or reproductive toxicity in bats. More recently, Pierre Mineau, PhD, and Carolyn Callaghan, PhD, find, \u201c[T]here is evidence to support the claim that bats are being negatively affected by neonicotinoid insecticides in several different ways, indirectly through reduction in insect abundance and directly through impairment.\u201d J.M. Oliviera et al. review research on pesticide impacts on bats, finding, \u201cPesticides’ toxicity leads to immunosuppression and makes the individual more susceptible to infections by pathogenic organisms.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

The cycle of pesticide use causing decreasing bat populations causing more pesticide use is an engine leading to ongoing and increasing infant deaths. We can break the cycle of increasing pesticide dependency with organic practices in sync with nature and intended to protect and enhance biodiversity.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Please eliminate the use of pesticides that imperil bats by adopting biodiversity conservation goals including: (1) ecological mosquito management with measures that recognize the benefit of preventive strategies, establish source reduction programs to manage breeding sites on public lands, educate on the management of private lands, employ programs for larval management with biological controls, and eliminate the use of toxic pesticides; (2) prohibition of systemic insecticides and treated seeds, including neonics; and (3) land management on public lands\u2014including hospitals, universities, schools, and parks\u2014using regenerative organic principles and organic certified practices and products, to transition to a viable system that prioritizes long-term health of the public, ecology, and economy.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Thank you.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Beyond Pesticides, September 16, 2024) After the release of a hard-hitting study last week published in Science that pinpoints the cycle of increasing pesticide use with ecosystem and bat decline, resulting in higher infant mortality, Beyond Pesticides is calling for state and local action to transition public land to organic practices. Without a healthy ecosystem, the study documents increased pesticide use with dramatic adverse health effects. 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