If true, this sucks............... so No. Cal folk purchase your plants directly from growers such as the most wonderful Annies Annuals or The Flower Farm. The Pesticide Research Institute found that seven of 13 types of garden plants purchased at top retailers contained neurotoxic pesticides that could harm or kill bees and other pollinators. It found neonicotinoids in more than half the bedding plants, tomatoes and squash, said the lead author of the report, Susan Kegley, a California beekeeper who’s the CEO of Pesticide Research Institute. She feared that people who think they’re buying pollinator-friendly plants might be doing more harm than good. The pesticides remain in the plants and soil and can continue to affect pollinators for months, or even years, after the treatment, Kegley said. Read more here: kansascity/2013/08/14/4408408/retail-garden-plants-intended.html#storylink=cpy
Posted on: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 19:56:15 +0000
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