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Pollinators like honeybees help farmers cultivate a multitude of crops that the USDA values in the billions of dollars. Courtesy of Shutterstock<\/p>\n

Scientists are finding neonicotinoids \u2013 synthetic, neurotoxic pesticides that kill pollinators at alarmingly low doses \u2013 everywhere: in most pregnant women, in white-tailed deer, in farmland with no history of neonicotinoid use, in water, and in pollen collected by honeybees.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a problem. Neonicotinoids contribute to widespread pollinator declines that threaten our food system. According to the Vermont Center for Ecostudies, more than 30% of Vermont\u2019s native bee species are \u201ccritically imperiled or imperiled.\u201d And it\u2019s no longer unusual for Vermont\u2019s beekeepers to lose more than half of their colonies over winter.<\/p>\n

Farmers rely on pollinators to deliver a diverse, nutritious diet to Vermonters and beyond. Crops…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Read the full article originally published at www.clf.org.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pollinators like honeybees help farmers cultivate a multitude of crops that the USDA values in the billions of dollars. 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