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Director of Conservation Policy at the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation

A brightly colored orange and black monarch butterfly alights on a plant with small white flowers.
December 17, 2024

The Monarch Has Been Proposed for the Endangered Species List. It Still Needs Better Protections From Pesticides.

By Sharmeen Morrison & Rosemary Malfi  /  Biodiversity Defense Program

Pesticide overuse is driving declines in insect pollinator populations globally posing a threat to human food systems, terrestrial food webs, and global biodiversity.