Gardens may give flowers and plants life, but they can also be a death sentence for its most frequent visitors: Bees.
Plants sold at major retail nurseries are often treated with pesticides harmful to bees, according to a report released Wednesday by the Pesticide Research Institute and Friends of the Earth, an international network of environmental organizations.
The groups purchased plants from retail nurseries, including Home Depot, Lowe's, Walmart and Orchard Supply Hardware in 18 cities across the U.S., as well as three provinces in Canada. They then sent the plants off to a laboratory to measure the presence and concentration of pesticides in the greenery. Testing showed that 51% of store-bought plants had levels of a group of harmful pesticides known as neonicotinoids that were high enough to kill honey bees, bumble bees and other pollinators "outright." Read more...
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