NPMA Joins the Pesticide Policy Coalition (PPC) and Comments on the Proposed Listing of the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee as Endangered
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The Rusty Patched Bumble Bee was the first proposed bee to be listed as endangered. NPMA is collaborating with the Pesticide Policy Coalition (PPC) on comments. After the comment period, an additional one-year waiting period is needed for a final determination by the Fish and Wildlife Service to officially list the species as endangered. Some of the points emphasized in the comments were that the best available science or commercial information was not utilized, population data was not transparent, there was a lack of consultation with experts at the EPA, there was a flawed temporal correlation in regards to pesticides and the decline of the bee, and many, many more arguments were articulated on this proposed listing. It will be at least a year before the EPA reaches a final determination. NPMA will keep members apprised of every development.
