Recently, a staggering 37 million bees were found dead in Elmwood, Ontario, Canada. Their deaths have been attributed to neonicotinoids.
Bee deaths are increasing exponentially. An international team of scientists led by Holland’s Utrecht University has concluded that, “large scale prophylaxic use in agriculture, their high persistence in soil and water, and their uptake by plants and translocation to flowers, neonicotinoids put bees and other pollinators at risk.
The recent loss comes after the planting of corn. Neonicotinoid pesticides are used to coat corn seed with air seeders, which result in blowing the pesticide dust into the air when planted.