Friend,

The most widely used insecticide in the world is toxic to our most important pollinators.1

Almost 90 percent of wild plants and 75 percent of all food crops need animal pollinators, and bees are, by far, nature's best.2 But the most widely used category of insecticide, called neonicotinoids or neonics, is highly toxic to them.

Neonics cause permanent damage to bees' brains, weaken their immune systems, and harm their ability to navigate to their hives. With bees dying off at alarming rates, we can't afford to keep using this kind of pesticide.3

Sign the petition: Tell Amazon to stop selling bee-killing pesticides.

From a hillside filled with wildflowers to the food on our tables, bees are essential. Coffee, apples and even cinnamon are all pollinated by these amazing creatures.4 The research is clear: Neonics kill bees and contribute to widespread colony collapse.5

So why are we continuing to use a pesticide that, in terms of acute effects, is 10,000 times more toxic to bees than DDT?6

Tell Amazon: Stop selling these toxic pesticides.

Despite their toxicity, neonics are commonly available to the public in many garden shops -- and on Amazon. We need to transition away from using this pesticide so widely, and that's why we're calling on Amazon to stop selling products containing neonics in the next calendar year.

We know that change is possible, and that there are safer alternatives to neonics. The Home Depot, Lowe's, Ace Hardware and Walmart have made commitments to stop selling or limit the sale of neonics. Amazon could be next, taking leadership on this issue as one of the biggest companies in the world.

You can make a difference for bees -- add your name today.

With your help, we can make the world a safer, healthier place for bees.

Thank you,

Faye Park
President

1. George Monbiot, "Neonicotinoids are the new DDT killing the natural world," The Guardian, August 2013.
2. "Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides," U.S. PIRG.
3. Dharna Noor, "A Record Number of Bees Died Last Summer," Gizmodo, June 22, 2020.
4. Jon Zawislak, "Bees as Pollinators," University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.
5. Roni Dengler, "Neonicotinoid pesticides are slowly killing bees," PBS, June 29, 2017.
6. Elizabeth Royte, "These widely used insecticides may be a threat to mammals too," National Geographic, February 2021.