Sunday, June 22, 2025

Neonics Threatening Our Pollinators

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A social wasp (Vespula germanica) Photo by Alvesgaspa.

Over the last two decades, neonicotinoid pesticides, or neonics, have swiftly become the most widely used class of insecticides globally. Unfortunately for our pollinators, neonics are very efficient at dealing death. Story here. 

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