Items Tagged with 'neonic impacts on bees'

The seed industry and growers are closely watching legislation in Vermont that would ban corn and soybean seeds treated with neonicotinoids, saying it would make it more difficult for growers of those crops to handle pest pressures and implement conservation practices such as no-till and cover crops.

Manufacturers of neonicotinoids and the growers and applicators who use them are keeping a close eye on legislation in New York state that would ban the planting of corn, soybean and wheat seeds coated with the insecticides.

A bill proposing to ban nearly all nonagricultural uses of neonicotinoids passed a committee this week.

A new bill would ban nearly all non-agricultural uses of several neonicotinoids.

DPR will determine if it should allow the registration of imidacloprid to continue for agricultural use.