New work in #RESInsectMolecBio reports on toxic effects & midgut biological changes induced by low concentrations of #cyantraniliprole in #Bombyx mori
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Federal Court Sets Deadline for EPA to Implement Endangered Species Protections from Toxic Insecticide - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, December 1, 2022) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must put measures in place to protect endangered species from the hazardous insecticide cyantraniliprole before September 2023. The requirements stems from a recent federal appeals court ruling that found EPA in violation of its statutory obligations under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The agency originally lost its legal case on this chemical in 2017, but has since done nothing to fulfill the initial court order, necessitating further litigation by conservation groups. “It’s outrageous that the EPA is thumbing its nose at a federal court order even as cyantraniliprole wreaks havoc on our most endangered wildlife,” said Jonathan Evans, environmental health legal director at the Center for Biological Diversity. “The EPA has acknowledged that this pesticide is incredibly toxic to bees and other invertebrates, but the agency is so accustomed to putting the profits of the pesticide industry ahead of its duty to protect human health and our environment that for years it simply ignored a direct court order.” Cyantraniliprole is a systemic insecticide registered for use in 2014. It presents similar risks to pollinators and wildlife as other widely used systemics, such as the neonicotinoid class of chemicals. Its […]

EPA originally lost its legal case on #cyantraniliprole in 2017 but has done nothing to fulfill the initial court order, necessitating further litigation by #conservation groups.#endangeredspecies #insecticides #EPAfail #pollinators #insectapocalypse

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