EU bans all outdoor use of thiamethoxam

European Union countries voted today for a near-total ban on three neonicotinoid pesticides, including thiamethoxam. Growers will only be free to use neonicotinoids in greenhouses across the EU, despite some environmental groups having reservations about the chemicals leaching into water supplies. Other neonicotinoids, including thiacloprid and sulfoxaflor, will continue to be exempt from the ban. EU member countries have listened to their citizens and to the scientific evidence clearly showing these chemicals are harmful to bees. Let's keep the pressure on the US EPA to recognize the same.