Amazon is selling bee-killing pesticides

Did you know that 4 million pounds of bee-killing pesticides seep into bees’ habitat every year?

In what habitat bees have left, they shouldn’t have to fly through a minefield of bee-killing pesticides. Yet right now, Amazon is selling pesticides that can poison, paralyze, and kill vulnerable bees.

Neonics pose a toxic threat to bee populations

Decades ago, a bee could leave its hive or home, fly out into the world, buzz from flower to flower, and safely return after a hard day’s work.

But today, every stop on a bee’s flight could be life or death: American farmland is 48 times more toxic than it was 25 years ago.

Neonicotinoids, or neonics for short, are the dangerous group of bee-killing pesticides that Amazon is selling. They poison bees’ brains, make them forget how to get home, and paralyze or kill the poor bees.

Neonics don’t belong in a bee’s home, and they don’t belong on Amazon.

Bee populations are in decline

The evidence of bees’ decline paints a bleak picture for our pollinators:

• The rusty patched bumblebee became the first bee to land on the endangered species list.
• The American bumblebee population has fallen by a stark 90%.
• Last year, nearly 50% of honeybee colonies died.

Yet still, the world’s largest online retailer is selling pesticides that kill these bees.

Call on Amazon: Do your part to save bees. Stop selling bee-killing pesticides.