Stop the Killing of Bees - Change the label for Insecticides

The Issue

All bees are beneficial to the environment... let us all band together to make sure that they are not killed.

The killing of honeybee colonies and bumblebee nests is still being carried out. Deadline Py dust and Pelgar Vulcan dust are the two remaining dusts which still carry this authority. Let's get it removed. Vulcan dust has this written on it ...

HAZARDOUS TO BEES. ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN
TO PREVENT FORAGING BEES GAINING ACCESS TO TREATED NESTS, PREFERABLY BY REMOVING THE COMBS OR BLOCKINGTHE NEST ENTRANCE.

Often bees can be left in situ, but when they're causing issues, there are other proven alternatives, safe systems which can remove and relocate problem bees. 

A blanket authority on particular chemicals to be used on flying and crawling insects is being exploited. Allowing the euthanasia of colonies that could be re-homed, simply because it's the cheaper and easier option. 

The manufacturers of these products should change this, and stop them being used against bees.

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The Issue

All bees are beneficial to the environment... let us all band together to make sure that they are not killed.

The killing of honeybee colonies and bumblebee nests is still being carried out. Deadline Py dust and Pelgar Vulcan dust are the two remaining dusts which still carry this authority. Let's get it removed. Vulcan dust has this written on it ...

HAZARDOUS TO BEES. ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN
TO PREVENT FORAGING BEES GAINING ACCESS TO TREATED NESTS, PREFERABLY BY REMOVING THE COMBS OR BLOCKINGTHE NEST ENTRANCE.

Often bees can be left in situ, but when they're causing issues, there are other proven alternatives, safe systems which can remove and relocate problem bees. 

A blanket authority on particular chemicals to be used on flying and crawling insects is being exploited. Allowing the euthanasia of colonies that could be re-homed, simply because it's the cheaper and easier option. 

The manufacturers of these products should change this, and stop them being used against bees.

The Decision Makers

Rentokill
Rentokill
Pelgar
Pelgar

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Petition created on 18 March 2021