Proposed Pennsylvania bill would ban specific insecticide on field crops

PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — One Pennsylvania representative is pushing for an insecticide to be banned for use on crops, which would mirror legislation already implemented in New York and Vermont. The proposed legislation is targeting Neonicotinoid insecticide, which is a synthetic insecticide derived from nicotine. In a memo by Senator Judith Schwank, she notes that while [...]