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A commonly used class of pesticides, known as neonicotinoids or neonics, may be more harmful to birds than previously thought, according to a new report by the American Bird Conservancy (ABC). Neonics have been suspected to harm bees and other pollinating insects as well. The ABC is calling for a ban on treating seeds with the pesticides and for other uses of the pesticide to be suspended until their effects have been independently reviewed.
“Regulators have approved more and more neonicotinoid products for an ever-growing number of uses without regard to the red flags raised by their experts concerning this persistent, cumulative, irreversibly-acting new class of pesticides,” the ABC report read.
The report’s authors argue that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) guidelines for exposure are ...
