Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation: Vermont's Governor Marks World Bee Day By Vetoing Pollinator Protection Bill
May 22, 2024
May 22, 2024
MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 22 -- The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation issued the following news release:
Governor Phil Scott vetoed a bill Monday that would have protected bees and other wildlife from widespread contamination from neonicotinoid insecticides. May 20 is the United Nations-designated World Bee Day.
H.706, an act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, phases out the use of neonicotinoid treated seeds on field crops by 2029 and pl . . .
Governor Phil Scott vetoed a bill Monday that would have protected bees and other wildlife from widespread contamination from neonicotinoid insecticides. May 20 is the United Nations-designated World Bee Day.
H.706, an act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, phases out the use of neonicotinoid treated seeds on field crops by 2029 and pl . . .