2016 is off to a great start! We’re gearing up support for the 2016 Pollinator Protection Act that will curb consumer purchases of toxic neonic pesticides and ensure that consumers know when plants contain them. The Pollinator Protection Act will be a high priority at this year’s Environmental Legislative Summit, an annual event that […]
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Baltimore Sun Editorial: Scientists Know Enough to Be Alarmed
May 22, 2015 For those who visit the Maryland State Fair each year, the honey and wax exhibit is always a highlight. A busy hive of bees can be viewed through a plastic window, there’s locally-produced honey and candles in a variety of shapes and sizes for sale, and members of the Maryland State […]
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Del. Healey’s Letter to the Baltimore Sun – “MD Must Protect Bees”
Can we take the sting out of pollinator losses? It requires state-level action. June 8, 2015 It is unfortunate that the U.S. Department of Agriculture findings that show Maryland beekeepers lost 61 percent of their colonies last year were not available just a few months earlier when the legislative committee I serve upon listened […]
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New Research Links Neonicotinoid Pesticides to Monarch Butterfly Declines
by Jonathan Latham, PhD USDA researchers have identified the neonicotinoid insecticide clothianidin as a likely contributor to monarch butterfly declines in North America. The USDA research is published in the journal Science of Nature and was published online on April 3rd (Pecenka and Lundgren 2015). Monarch butterfly populations (Danaus Plexippus) have declined precipitously in […]
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Effects of herbicides, insecticides need eternal scrutiny
St. Louis Post Dispatch, April 13, 2015 12:00 am Regarding “Monsanto lashes out at cancer agency’s finding on glyphosate” (March 25): Monsanto officials need to review the 1960s controversy over the misuse of DDT before discrediting the misuse of Roundup herbicide by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, an agency of the World […]
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Pesticide ban should be province-wide: Cancer Society
Municipal pesticides bans not workable, says Jane Farquharson New provincial legislation allowing municipalities to control some cosmetic pesticide use doesn’t go far enough, says the P.E.I. chapter of the Canadian Cancer Society. Executive director Jane Farquharson told CBC News the society is asking the party that forms the next government to implement a province-wide […]
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Stop Making Us Guinea Pigs
by Mark Bittman The issues surrounding G.M.O.s — genetically modified organisms — have never been simple. They became more complicated last week when the International Agency for Research on Cancer declared that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the widely used herbicide Roundup, probably causes cancer in humans. Two insecticides, malathion and diazinon, were also […]
In Memory of Andrea Kidd Taylor, DrPH, MSPH
The Maryland Pesticide Network (MPN) is deeply saddened by the passing of Andrea Kidd Taylor, DrPH, MSPH, a valued collaborator, consultant to and supporter of MPN and a dear friend. She passed away after a long illness, and is survived by her husband Dr. Jimmy Taylor and two children, Shomari and Tahira. Dr. Kidd […]
We Are What We Eat: Top 10 Tips for Eating Healthy
Are you concerned about the chemicals that all too often end up in your family meals? Read our article We Are What We Eat: Top 10 Tips for Eating Healthy to find out how to ensure your family is eating healthier! […]
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Coalition Response to Pesticide Workgroup Interim Report
Download a PDF of this document here. The Smart on Pesticides coalition applauds the leadership of the Maryland Pesticide Reporting and Information Workgroup co-chairs, Senator Roger Manno and Delegate Stephen Lafferty, in working to find consensus amongst a stakeholder group representing significantly divergent perspectives. The following are our coalition’s specific response to the findings […]
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