Seed Treatments in Jeopardy Neonicotinoid loss would carry mammoth consequences for farmers

摘要

Regulators would praise the death of neonicotinoid insecticides. But, according to a comprehensive study done by AgInfomatics and commissioned by the Growing Matters consortium, it would come with a colossal $848 million bill for U.S. farmers. Once the effects work through the overall U.S. economy, losses could end up as high as $4.3 billion.