"Much to the dismay of activists and concerned local residents, the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) approved a permit for the use of imidacloprid (a neonicotinoid) to combat a growing native population of burrowing shrimp that threatens valuable shellfish (oyster) beds in Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor in Washington state. Imidacloprid is known to be toxic to bees but is also toxic to aquatic organisms, raising questions on the impacts of its use on the long-term ecological health of the bays."
Toxic Imidacloprid To Be Sprayed on Oyster Beds in Washington Bays. Beyond Pesticides. Chinook Observer. April29, 2015. http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=15516
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