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Protecting Bees and Other Pollinators from Pesticides

  • Celebrating Pollinators

    EPA recognizes National Pollinator Week from June 17-23, 2024.

    See the proclamation.

What EPA is Doing

  • Risk assessment
  • Risk management: EPA actions to protect pollinators
  • Memorandum of Understanding Between EPA and Pollinator Partnership
  • EPA Administrator Signs Pollinator Week Proclamation
  • Tools and Strategies for Pollinator Protection

Pollinator Health

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  • Importance of pollinators
  • Factors affecting pollinator health
  • Colony Collapse Disorder
  • Protecting Monarch Butterflies from Pesticides

How You Can Help

  • What you can do
  • Report bee kills
  • Use best management practices
  • Basic tips and educational resources

Related Information

  • Risk assessment guidance added on exposure and effects testing
  • Webinars on Pollinator Health and Habitat
  • EPA Finalizes Steps to Better Protect Bees from Pesticides
  • Find more pesticide information

Meetings on Pollinator Issues

  • Webinars on Pollinator Health and Habitat
  • Pollinator Summit on Dust from Treated Seed
  • Scientific Peer Review on Pollinator Risk Assessment
  • Stakeholder Conference on Bee Health

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For Kids

  • Bertie the Busy Bee coloring book
  • Pollinator Word Search 
  • Path to Pollination Maze 
  • Pollinator Garden Coloring Page 
Contact Us about Pollinator Protection to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem.
Last updated on November 12, 2024
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