FRIENDS OF THE EARTH • February 23, 2022
Over the last few decades, the populations of critical wild bee species have PLUMMETED: The Rusty-Patched Bumblebee population has dropped by 87%, the American Bumblebee by 89%, and the Western Bumblebee by 93%. Research points to neonics as a leading cause of these massive bee die-offs. The most widely used insecticides in the world, neonics have made U.S. agriculture nearly 50 times more toxic to insects – and they are extremely DEADLY to bees! Bees are essential for our food chain and way of life. We rely on these helpful little pollinators for 1 out of 3 bites of food that we eat and 75% of the world’s most nutritious food crops like fruits, veggies, and nuts.But Trump’s EPA is still preparing to APPROVE these DANGEROUS pesticides for ANOTHER 15 years. Your message to the EPA can help stop that from happening.