[All] Fw: Link to a new report regarding toxicity of pesticides.

[Louisette Lanteigne]

This is scary


New report charges EPA ignored staff warnings, approved widespread use of dangerous pesticide that threatens birds, bees, and aquatic life.


As part of a study  on impacts from the world’s most widely used 
class of insecticides, nicotine-like  chemicals called neonicotinoids, 
American Bird Conservancy (ABC) has called for  a ban on their use as 
seed treatments and for the suspension of all applications pending an 
independent review of  the products’ effects on birds, terrestrial and 
aquatic invertebrates, and  other wildlife. 
 
“It is clear  that these chemicals have the potential to affect entire food chains." 
http://www.abcbirds.org/newsandreports/releases/130319.html

“A single  corn kernel coated with a neonicotinoid can kill a songbird,”
 Palmer said. “Even  a tiny grain of wheat or canola treated with the 
oldest neonicotinoid -- called  imidacloprid -- can fatally poison a 
bird.  And as little as 1/10th of a neonicotinoid-coated corn seed  per 
day during egg-laying season is all that is needed to affect 
reproduction.”


Here is the link to this 100 page report: 

http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/toxins/Neonic_FINAL.pdf
Lulu
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