Finally --- Home Depot announced last week that it's phasing out pesticides that kill bees. It's about time, but of course there's a catch: the phase-out won't be complete until 2018.
The announcement followed a long campaign by Friends of the Earth and others to remove plants treated with neonicotonoids, which kill bees. Lisa Archer, Food and Technology program director at Friends of the Earth US, said Home Depot's action shows that it is listening to consumer concerns. A study released by the group and others in 2014 showed that 51 percent of garden plants purchased at Lowe's, Home Depot, and Walmart contained the harmful pesticides at levels that could damage or kill bees.
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