we are losing important insect like bees, butterflies, etc due to the increase in chemicals.
Using a new tool that measures toxicity to honey bees, the length of time a pesticide remains toxic, and the amount used in a year, Klein and researchers from three other institutions determined that the new generation of pesticides has made agriculture far more toxic to insects. Honey bees are used as a proxy for all insects. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency does the same thing when requiring toxicity data for pesticide registration purposes, she explained.
The study found that neonics accounted for 92 percent of this increased toxicity. Neonics are not only incredibly toxic to honeybees, they can remain toxic for more than 1,000 days in the environment, said Klein.
“The good news is that we don’t need neonics,” she says. “We have four decades of research and evidence that agroecological farming methods can grow our food without decimating pollinators.
No we didn’t. We pulled back on some restrictions on their replacements. Assuming you are talking about Sulfoxaflor. It isn’t a neonic, it’s a less toxic substitute for them.
My mistake. I still support STRICT controls on things effecting pollinators and remain skeptical of anything from this administration full of industry lobbyists and sycophants to a radical thoughtless president.