John, bees are dying.

The pesticides that are killing bees -- neonicotinoids -- are toxic, deadly and widespread.

Saving the bees should be as simple as stopping the widespread use of neonics. But for that to happen, we need to convince the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to act in the best interest of the bees. And the bees can't speak up for themselves.

Will you speak up for the bees? Tell the EPA to ban the worst uses of bee-killing pesticides.

Thank you,

Ellen Montgomery

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From: Environment Colorado <[email protected]>
Date: Sun, Apr 14, 2024
Subject: Tell the EPA: Ban the worst uses of bee-killing pesticides now
To: John xxxxxx <[email protected]>

John,

Bees of all stripes are dying: fuzzy bumblebees, mason bees, blueberry bees and so many more.

Toxic bee-killing pesticides called neonicotinoids are poisoning bees. It starts with a bee getting disoriented, unable to find the way home or walk in a straight line. Eventually the pesticide paralyzes and kills the bee.1

We need to stop these deadly pesticides. Tell the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Ban the worst uses of bee-killing neonicotinoids now.

Everything a bee eats could be contaminated with a brain-damaging chemical. Neonicotinoids (neonics) are poisoning their favorite flowers, and it's having catastrophic effects on bee populations.

A bee goes out to forage and unknowingly brings home poison that could irreparably damage all her sisters, from baby bees to the queen.2

And some unlucky bees never make it home, getting disoriented as the neonics attack their nervous system.

Bees are falling dead from toxic neonics, and unless something changes, many species could be headed for extinction.

We can change the landscape for bees and keep them safe. Add your name: The EPA should protect bees from toxic neonics.

We know these pesticides are killing bees, but that also means we know what to do to save these precious pollinators. We just need to stop the widespread use of neonics -- and the EPA has the power to do it.

The EPA is reviewing the five main neonic pesticides this year and assessing their risks. And the risks to bees -- our most important pollinators -- are just too great to keep allowing these pesticides to be used across so much of our country.3

Our national network has made progress with some states taking action to save the bees, but across the nation bees are still in trouble. We need action from the federal government to protect bees everywhere.

Sign the petition to help end the worst uses of neonics once and for all.

Thank you,

Ellen Montgomery

1. Oliver Milman, "Fears for bees as US set to extend use of toxic pesticides that paralyse insects," The Guardian, March 8, 2022.
2. Katie Hunt, "Pesticides damage the brains of baby bees, new research finds," CNN, March 3, 2020.
3. "Schedule for Review of Neonicotinoid Pesticides," U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, last accessed March 18, 2024.