Re. Neonicotinoid insecticides

A coalition of civil society organizations calls on the Canadian government to ban neonicotinoid insecticides, citing evidence of environmental contamination and global biodiversity loss, while noting that these chemicals are not essential for agricultural production.

• The authors argue that neonicotinoids cause pervasive environmental contamination in Canada, as they are found in surface-water samples and persist in the environment longer than previously anticipated.
• The document criticizes Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) for inadequate regulatory action, noting that the proposed phase-out of imidacloprid would not occur until 2021 at the earliest and that other neonicotinoids remain registered despite their use as seed treatments.

APA

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (2018). Re. Neonicotinoid insecticides. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Neonicotinoid-insecticides-letter-to-Prime-Minister-2018-05-31.pdf

Chicago

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. Re. Neonicotinoid insecticides. 2018. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Neonicotinoid-insecticides-letter-to-Prime-Minister-2018-05-31.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{canadianassociationofphysiciansfortheenvironment2018neonicotinoid, author = {{Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}}, title = {{Re. Neonicotinoid insecticides}}, publisher = {Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}, year = {2018}, month = may, url = {https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Neonicotinoid-insecticides-letter-to-Prime-Minister-2018-05-31.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }