Controversial insecticide use rises as farmers douse seeds
Preventative neonicotinoid treatment could harm bees, other pollinating insects
![Insecticide graph](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bm_insecticide_free.png?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
GROWTH CHART The amount of crop seeds coated in controversial insecticides has sprouted since the early 2000s.
Douglas and Tooker/Environmental Science & Technology 2015