Earlier this week the book "The Systemic Insecticides - A Disaster in the Making" from Henk Tennekes was published:
Bird populations are declining rapidly across Europe, seemingly without reason. Could a new class of insecticides – the so-called neonicotinoids – be to blame?
Since their introduction in the 1990s, neonicotinoids have become the most widely used insecticides worldwide. They are revolutionary because they are put inside seeds, and permeate the whole plant, which is why they are called systemic insecticides. Any insect that feeds on the crop dies. Neonicotinoids are the most effective insecticides ever. The downside is that any bee or butterfly that collects pollen or nectar from the crop is poisoned. Neonicotinoids also seep out of storage or are washed out of the soil into waterways and groundwater. The book describes how the use of neonicotinoids leads to a general decline of insects and common birds.
For more information or to order this book, go to the website disasterinthemaking.com
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