Date: 6/21/25 12:36 am From: Jim Dugan via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Neonics talk, CBA annual meeting, 6/28, free, Milford Pt, 10AM
The CT Butterfly Association will be holding its free and open to the public annual meeting at CT Audubon’s Coastal Center at Milford Point on Saturday, June 28th (one week from today) at 10AM.
Our Keynote Speaker this year is Dr. Mia Park from the Xerces Society on the important to all subject of Neonicotinoids and threats to our pollinators - and thus, to our birds. Meeting starts at 10AM, Dr. Park 11AM. Followed by a butterfly, bird and nature stroll of the amazing CAS Coastal Center grounds.
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Protecting Pollinators from Pesticides
Dr. Mia Park
Protecting Pollinators from Pesticides
Saturday June 28, 2025 10:00 AM
The Connecticut Audubon Society’s Coastal Center at Milford Point
1 Milford Point Rd,
Milford, CT 06460
Globally, pollinators are in decline with ramifications for both human-dominated and natural landscapes. The key factors driving these declines include a combination of habitat loss, disease, climate change, and pesticides. This talk narrows in on threats posed by pesticides, notably neonicotinoids. Introduced in the 1990s, neonicotinoids are now the most widely used insecticides in the world. A primary factor contributing to bee, butterfly, and aquatic invertebrate declines, neonicotinoids are now pervasive in our waterways and soils. We will discuss how and where neonicotinoids are used, and their impacts to bees and other wildlife. The presentation will end with solutions that range from individual action to policy change.
Dr. Mia Park is an Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management (IPPM) Specialist at the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, where she promotes systems-based approach to minimize risk of pesticides to pollinators and other beneficial insects.
Appreciatively,
Jim Dugan
CBA VP
New Milford
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