in 2018, New York State provided funding for a group of scientists at the Cornell University to
conduct an assessment on effects to pollinators from the use of neonicotinolds. A final report was
published in 2020 (the Cornell Report) and it was concluded that neonicotinoids pose potential
risk to pollinator species, In the report, the researchers acknowledged there were over 400known
species of native bees in New York. However, the risk assessment was mostly conducted based
on data from eusociat honeybees and bumble bees. The findings in the report were fiercely
disputed by the industry but also received criticism from other scientists for its lack of coverage
on ecological concerns aside from commercial bee populations. The report has been used by
activist groups as evidence for urgent need for legislation against the use of neonicotinoids. The
same groups have atso been pushing the argument that neonicotinoids are dangerous to other
groups of animals such as birds and deer. Based on the information provided from the class,
please provide briefly your thoughts on the situation. Specifically, do you believe the best
arguments agsinst neonicotinoid use have been made? What areas should we be focused on to
determine the best management plan for neonicotinoid pesticifes?.
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1. in 2018, New York State provided funding for a group of scientists at the Cornell University to
conduct an assessment on effects to pollinators from the use of neonicotinolds. A final report was
published in 2020 (the Cornell Report) and it was concluded that neonicotinoids pose potential
risk to pollinator species, In the report, the researchers acknowledged there were over 400known
species of native bees in New York. However, the risk assessment was mostly conducted based
on data from eusociat honeybees and bumble bees. The findings in the report were fiercely
disputed by the industry but also received criticism from other scientists for its lack of coverage
on ecological concerns aside from commercial bee populations. The report has been used by
activist groups as evidence for urgent need for legislation against the use of neonicotinoids. The
same groups have atso been pushing the argument that neonicotinoids are dangerous to other
groups of animals such as birds and deer. Based on the information provided from the class,
please provide briefly your thoughts on the situation. Specifically, do you believe the best
arguments agsinst neonicotinoid use have been made? What areas should we be focused on to
determine the best management plan for neonicotinoid pesticifes?
