Are neonicotinoids a genuine problem impacting honeybees? What is the true reality facing all pollinators? In this week’s segment of The Neonicotinoid View, former USDA scientist, Dr. Jonathan Lundgren, founder of Blue Dasher Farm, talks to host June Stoyer and Colorado beekeeper, Tom Theobald about what the reality is for honeybees regarding the impact of neonicotinoids.
In this week’s segment of The Neonicotinoid View, host June Stoyer and Colorado beekeeper, Tom Theobald talk about the recent news about the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee as the first bee in the continental United States to be listed as endangered. Also, discussed is new research that proving how imidacloprid cripples the echo location ability in bats and causes brain cell death. This new research proves what top scientists have been warning us about for decades. Stay tuned!
It’s a brand new year that awaits the changing of the guard as a new administration takes the helm. This year is already filled with eagerness in anticipation of a number of possibilities regarding the environment, both good and bad. Although, some of key focal points are energy and climate change, it will be very interesting to see if any progress is made to protect our pollinators. Meanwhile, industry hasn’t wasted a single minute and has begun its routine of spewing out rhetoric in hopes of maintaining huge profits while beekeepers struggle to keep their bees alive. Meanwhile, in Europe, the impact of neonicotinoids on pollinators is being carefully monitored and reviewed. In a recent paper, the lethal impact proves to be the cause for the decline in birds. Will America step up to the plate this year and finally ban neonicotinoids?