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John,

A bee pollinates a flower, unknowingly picking up neonic pesticides that have drifted from nearby fields. Minutes later, the bee is dead.[1]

Bee species are hurtling towards extinction. So do major retailers really need to keep selling bee-killing pesticides?[2]

Home Depot can support bee populations by stopping the sale of neonicotinoid pesticides. But we need you to help convince Home Depot to stand up for bees.

Will you urge Home Depot to stop selling neonics today?
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Here's what scientists have found: Even a low level of exposure to neonics can attack a baby bee's brain, stunting its development. The chemicals can overstimulate a bee's nervous system, paralyzing the bee and even killing it.[3]

By weakening their immune systems, neonics can make whole hives vulnerable to disease. Bee species around the country are suffering the consequences.[4]

Millions of Americans rely on Home Depot for plants and gardening supplies. At the same time, the store is selling products that can kill bees that pollinate many of those plants. Urge Home Depot to stop selling neonics today.
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Environment Colorado and our national network have been working to pass legislation restricting the sale and use of neonics and we've been successful in 12 states so far, including here in Colorado.[5]

There's more work to do. Companies like Home Depot have a unique opportunity to support bees by choosing what products to sell. It stands to reason that if the company can stop selling neonics to customers in 12 states, it can do so in all 50.

We have to do all we can to give bees a chance. Urge Home Depot to stop selling neonics today.
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Thank you,

Ellen Montgomery

1. Steve Blackledge, "3 ways neonic pesticides are harming bees," Environment America, April 19, 2024.
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2. Steve Blackledge, "What's the U.S. Bee Lab, and why we should protect it," Environment America, October 1, 2025.
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3. Steve Blackledge, "3 ways neonic pesticides are harming bees," Environment America, April 19, 2024.
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4. Steve Blackledge, "3 ways neonic pesticides are harming bees," Environment America, April 19, 2024.
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5. Steve Blackledge, Deirdre Cummings, and Patrick Kelly-Fischer, "A snapshot of state actions to protect pollinators," Environment America, June 16, 2025.
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