Washington state senator says oyster farmers need controversial pesticide

Published on
December 20, 2018

A Washington state senator said an entire oyster industry in the southwestern part of the state is at peril if the Department of Ecology continues to prohibit farmers from using a controversial pesticide.  The state has twice blocked the use of imidacloprid, a neonicotinoid pesticide many say they need …

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