Please reconsider your decision to allow the use of neonicotinoid pesticides on crops pollinated by bees Numerous publications in the United States find a connection between the use of these pesticides and the rapid rise of bee colony collapses in the past decade.

The significant decrease of bees both in the wild and in agriculture puts natural ecosystems and our food at risk. Ban the use of neonicotinoids in order to save pollinator populations from complete collapse. As vital pollinators, bees support a wealth of natural ecosystems, and we rely on them to pollinate more than 70 of our leading crops.

We must not allow our food supply to be jeopardized. I strongly urge you to direct a change of course, to put the public interest ahead of corporate self-interest and to impose an immediate moratorium on neonicotinoids.