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Post by Jeffery on Feb 28, 2017 15:58:41 GMT -5
Some plants I bought were treated with Neonicotionids, which can be harmful to bees if I place them outside.
But how long are Neonicotionids effective?
I hear that most pesticides break down and become harmless within 10 to 30 days.
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Post by restless on Mar 2, 2017 11:38:44 GMT -5
Neonics are systemic. The pesticide does not break down in an entire season, much less in 30 days. www.tfsp.info/systemic-pesticides/I read an article linked on Science Daily that said that woody stemmed shrubs still had traces of Neonics 7 years after treatment.
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Post by brownrexx on Mar 2, 2017 12:46:02 GMT -5
I have heard that they are persistent as well and for this reason we buy NO flowering plants at any of the big box stores. Since it is a systemic pesticide, it gets into the pollen and the bees take it back to their hives. It has definitely been linked to Colony Collapse Disorder. I'm sorry Jeffery but I would either return or get rid of those plants if I were you.
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Post by lisaann on Mar 2, 2017 18:30:03 GMT -5
When did they start telling you on the label, that "this plant has been treated"?
I just saw this tag on a plant 3 weeks ago. How long have they been putting a plant tag in the pot with this information?
Guess you can tell that I grow stuff from seed, so I'm behind the times noticing that they are now obligated to tell you this information.
I would assume everyone have been planting these seedlings from the store for years, but we were never told they had this stuff, and now they must disclose this information?
Talk to me............
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Post by desertwoman on Mar 2, 2017 21:46:51 GMT -5
What I remember is that Home Depot announced in 2015 that they were going to start phasing out treating flowering plants with neonicotionids and that they would label plants still treated until the phase out is completed (I think by 2018) Lowes has followed , along with Whole Foods But many plants sold today are still treated with neonicos- both at Home Depot and other retailers. So ask questions at the stores/ nurseries you buy from. I agree with brownrexx Jeffery - return or trash those plants. Neonicos are tenacious and our bees depend on us refusing to plant treated plants.
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Post by Jumping Owl on Apr 16, 2017 15:42:17 GMT -5
Yikes! I had no idea they treated plants with crap like that.
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Post by Mumsey on May 14, 2017 6:28:54 GMT -5
Yeah, it's a big deal! It's called "neonics" for short. Lots easier to remember. We need the bees! Help save them.
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Post by binnylou on May 15, 2017 1:08:52 GMT -5
Hubby and I were in town last week for an evening meal. As we waited for the light to change (we were on foot on the square), I noticed a bumble bee on the concrete, moving, but unable to stand/fly. I also noticed that the city planters had just been planted very recently. The mulch that whoever put down, had not been rained on, so it was really recent. I wonder if the bumble bee had been to visit the new flowers.
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