Author Archives: Tom Theobald

Early this morning while searching for something else I stumbled on this article, Leaked document shows EPA allowed bee-toxic pesticide despite own scientists’ red flags, by Tom Philpott for Grist Magazine. Naturally I couldn’t resist rereading it and I’m glad … Continue reading →

Stung By Dead Bees is an exceptional article which appeared in California Lawyer in July 2015. It is a good overview of the many elements of the problems, including the recent lawsuits. Lots of detail, lots of reading, but remember, … Continue reading →

Here is a very good article by Larissa Walker of The Center For Food Safety and George Naylor, an Iowa corn farmer, Pesticide seed coatings: No good for farmers and bees.

Dear Beekeepers, Please see the Open Letter to American Beekeepers (below) which we have put together after the debacle of the White House Task Force Report on Bee and Pollinator Health which recommends no substantive action on the causal role … Continue reading →

In June of 2014 the Obama White House issued a Presidential Memorandum calling for a “federal strategy to promote the health of boney bees and other pollinators.” This was to have been completed by December of 2014. On May 19, … Continue reading →