I suspect every gardener has for years now, over and again, heard the warnings about the most widely used pesticides in the US, neonicotinoids – or neonics for short.
In 2013 the American Bird Conservancy issued a report, warning of their impact on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and especially the ripple effect their use was having on birds. The conservancy has just issued an updated report with a telling headline: “Neonicotinoid insecticides: Failing to come to grips with a predictable environmental disaster.”
So where are we now with limiting the use of these pesticides, and what can we as citizens, and gardeners, do to help in the effort? Today’s guest is Hardy Kern, the American Bird Conservancy’s Director of Government Relations, Birds and Pesticides Campaign. Hardy, who has a background in zoology, is a longtime advocate in behalf of the environment, and especially toxic forces that impact birds. He is also a passionate gardener who emphasis native plants and habitat-style planting.
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