Simply put neonics are doing exactly what pesticides are designed to do: kill bugs. The problem is that they work too well and they are harming the bugs (and birds that eat them) which help to keep our ecosystem balanced. Rather than try to convince you of this we have compiled a list of sources with detailed information about neonics and their effects. We have included articles that question whether the claims against neonics are true so that you can decide for yourself. An important point to note is agricultural use vs. residential use. As research continues studies may find that neonics have a place in agricultural use, just remember, the products being marketed to consumers are 120 times more potent than those used on farms and they are mostly directed at keeping flowers pretty. Not to mention that the directions on the bottles tell consumers to put it on their flowers every 8 weeks even though the chemical stays in the soil for up to 3 years.. That is why neonics.org is focusing on residential use, it is truly unnecessary and something we can change together.

How Neonics work:

http://www.mnn.com/your-home/organic-farming-gardening/stories/neonicotinoids-what-home-gardeners-need-to-know

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/30/science/neocotinoid-pesticides-play-a-role-in-bees-decline-2-studies-find.html?_r=3&src=me&ref=general

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neonicotinoid


Top Articles:

http://www.wired.com/2014/06/garden-center-neonicotinoids/

http://www.xerces.org/neonicotinoids-and-bees/

http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/its-not-just-bees-popular-pesticides-are-killing-birds-too

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/03/24/marylands-honeybees-are-being-massacred-and-the-weapon-might-be-in-your-house/


Studies:

http://libcloud.s3.amazonaws.com/93/88/f/3354/Gardeners-Beware-Report-11.pdf

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2012/03/28/science.1215039

http://www.xerces.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Are-Neonicotinoids-Killing-Bees_Xerces-Society1.pdf

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2012/03/28/science.1215025

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/study-strengthens-link-between-neonicotinoids-and-collapse-of-honey-bee-colonies/


Regulation and Legislation:

http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2016/01/epa-finds-major-pesticide-toxic-bees

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/04/12/473953151/home-and-garden-giant-ditches-class-of-pesticides-that-may-harm-bees

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/09/business/energy-environment/pesticides-probably-more-harmful-than-previously-thought-scientist-group-warns.html

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jul/23/uk-suspends-ban-pesticides-linked-serious-harm-bees

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/04/08/3767856/maryland-passes-bee-bill/

http://www.care2.com/causes/the-home-depot-is-phasing-out-bee-killing-insecticides-slowly.html


Supporting Neonics

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jon-entine/post_8761_b_6323626.html

http://www.cropscience.bayer.com/en/Magazine/Focus-on-Bees.aspx

https://www.dadant.com/news/should-the-agricultural-use-of-neonicotinoids-be-banned


Alternative Pesticides

http://eartheasy.com/grow_nat_pest_cntrl.htm

http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/PNW649/PNW649.pdf

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Natural-Insecticide

http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/organic/natural-home-pesticides-organic-garden-pest-control.htm

http://www.gardenguides.com/99364-vinegar-insect-garden-spray.html