Pesticides/neonicotinoids must be restricted and some banned!
Last week as we were celebrating our marvelous pollinators for Pollinator Week, it is estimated that 50,000 bees were killed at one location by a neoicotinoid pesticide that has been banned in Europe
A landscaping company made a huge mistake, they did not follow the directions for the pesticide they were using. They sprayed 50 blooming Linden Trees in a Target parking lot in Wilsonville, Oregon. This led to the massive bee kill. Just imagine how often this kind of mistake is being made!!
I recommend not using chemicals of any kind for the health of your family, pets, pollinators and wildlife.
http://www.xerces.org/2013/06/21/pesticide-causes-largest-mass-bumble-bee-death-on-record/
http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/index.ssf/2013/06/state_investigating_death_of_h.html#/0