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Protecting Bees and Other Pollinators from Pesticides

  • Celebrating Pollinators

    National Pollinator Week is coming

    June 16-22, 2025!

  • Comment Period on New AI Vadescana Closing June 12

    EPA has proposed to register three products containing the new active ingredient Vadescana for control against Varroa mites (Varroa destructor) in honey bee hives. Comments on the proposal are due June 12, 2025.

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What EPA is Doing

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  • Risk Management: EPA Actions to Protect Pollinators
  • Memorandum of Understanding Between EPA and Pollinator Partnership
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  • Risk Assessment Guidance Added on Exposure and Effects Testing

Pollinator Health

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  • Importance of Pollinators
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Last updated on June 6, 2025
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