To: Home Depot
Stop Home Depot from Promoting Bee-killing Pesticides
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As someone who cares deeply about the health of our bees and the ecosystems they support, I was disheartened to discover that your new labels greatly mislead customers about the nature of products containing neonicotinoids.
Neonicotinoids have been implicated in the decline of bee populations, leading some countries to ban the chemicals. Yet your labels make no mention of this harm, even going so far as to promote neonicotinoids.
Please fix these labels with a warning about the threats they cause to bees and other pollinators. Furthermore, I would like you to add a warning about neonicotinoid use on the product information section of your website.
Neonicotinoids have been implicated in the decline of bee populations, leading some countries to ban the chemicals. Yet your labels make no mention of this harm, even going so far as to promote neonicotinoids.
Please fix these labels with a warning about the threats they cause to bees and other pollinators. Furthermore, I would like you to add a warning about neonicotinoid use on the product information section of your website.
Why is this important?
Home Depot announced last year that it would require a label on plants grown with a family of pesticides that are worsening the bee die-off. Yet despite scientific concerns, here is how their label describes the effects:
"This plant is protected from problematic aphids, white flies, beetles, mealy bugs, and other unwanted pests by Neonicotinoids."
No mention whatsoever of the harmful impact on honeybees, butterflies, or other pollinators!
Somehow Home Depot has figured out a way to make more money off this poisonous pesticide. And they are doing so while other national retailers are taking steps to drop suspected bee-killing chemicals from their shelves.
Sign the petition now urging Home Depot executives to be forthcoming in their labeling of bee-killing products.
"This plant is protected from problematic aphids, white flies, beetles, mealy bugs, and other unwanted pests by Neonicotinoids."
No mention whatsoever of the harmful impact on honeybees, butterflies, or other pollinators!
Somehow Home Depot has figured out a way to make more money off this poisonous pesticide. And they are doing so while other national retailers are taking steps to drop suspected bee-killing chemicals from their shelves.
Sign the petition now urging Home Depot executives to be forthcoming in their labeling of bee-killing products.