1.0American Bird Conservancyhttps://abcbirds.orgJordan Rutterhttps://abcbirds.org/author/jordan/EPA Signals Continued Use of Insecticides Dangerous to Birdsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="gkRIvxhf9u"><a href="https://abcbirds.org/news/epa-malathion-neonicotinoid-insecticide-opinion/">EPA Signals Continued Use of Insecticides Dangerous to Birds</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://abcbirds.org/news/epa-malathion-neonicotinoid-insecticide-opinion/embed/#?secret=gkRIvxhf9u" width="600" height="338" title="“EPA Signals Continued Use of Insecticides Dangerous to Birds” — American Bird Conservancy" data-secret="gkRIvxhf9u" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://abcbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Common-Yellowthroat-with-insect-by-Ivan-Kuzmin-600-×-600-px.png600600The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making major decisions on the regulation of malathion and neonicotinoids — insecticides that pose major threats to birds, such as the Common Yellowthroat, as well as bees and other pollinator species. A Biological Opinion regarding malathion published recently is bad news for birds, and could foreshadow an unfavorable decision on neonicotinoids in fall 2022. Once made, these decisions will shape how the pesticides are used for the next 15 years.