Connecticut Land Conservation Conference

March 22, 2025

Frank Center for Public Affairs,
238 Church Street, Wesleyan University, Middletown

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C.11 Call to Action: Reigning in Use and Impacts of Neonicotinoid Insecticides in Connecticut

Room: TBD
Intro Level, Intermediate Level, Advanced Level

Neonicotinoids, the most widely used insecticides in the world, are devastating bird, bee and other insect populations and as a result hollowing out whole ecosystems. Studies show they jeopardize monarch butterflies and over 200 listed and endangered species. A new report from UCONN shows neonics are present in more than half of Connecticut rivers at levels shown to be damaging to river insects, the base of the aquatic food chain. US Geological Survey testing also detects neonics in Connecticut groundwater, which poses a potential threat to human health. Neighboring states have joined Europe and parts of Canada in passing legislation to restrict or ban certain uses of neonics. Join us to learn more about these pesticides and legislation proposed in Connecticut that would limit uses shown to yield little to no economic benefit to users but that contribute significantly to environmental harms.

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“CLCC’s annual conference is like Woodstock for Connecticut’s land conservation community. It’s an opportunity to foster connections, get inspired, and celebrate our collective accomplishments”

- Pete Govert, Executive Director, East Haddam Land Trust


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