Weekly News Update: April 15th Edition
By Mayhah Suri Maryland General Assembly Votes to Remove Neonics from Retail Shelves
Last week both houses of the Maryland General Assembly passed a bill that would ban the sale of neonicotinoids to home gardeners. Also called “neonics,” the General Assembly cited concern over the impacts of these pesticides on honeybee colony collapse. The bill was controversial, as many groups, including Maryland Department of Agriculture, noted that the scientific evidence connecting neoni