We’re witnessing a massive global bee die-off. Many of these precious pollinators have suffered from the aggressive use of bee-killing pesticides — despite the fact that a mountain of research has shown that pesticides are toxic to bees and other wildlife.
Several bee populations in the United States — such as the American Bumblebee — have declined terribly over the last years, continuing toward extinction due to the disastrous blows of habitat loss, pesticides and climate change. But with your help, Food & Water Watch is mobilizing to save the bees!
Bumblebees are amazing pollinators. They can forage in cool, unfavorable weather better than other bees. Bumblebees pollinate many wildflower species that birds and small mammals rely on for food, and they are very efficient on greenhouse-grown crops like tomatoes and strawberries. Losing them could decimate our food chain.
The science is clear: Our reliance on dangerous pesticides like neonicotinoids are driving bee species to the brink of extinction, and existing regulations are entirely inadequate to offer much needed protection.
Protecting bees from deadly pesticides requires all of us to speak out before they’re gone forever. With your support, Food & Water Watch is calling on state and local governments to ban the use of bee-killing pesticides — to protect bees and save our food system.
Wenonah Hauter
Founder and Executive Director
Food & Water Watch
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