Don't mean to start the flames, but I am sure anyone here doesn't like neonics (neonicotinoids) in and around our plants. It's a systemic, and can stay with a plant for a long time.
As of now, Home Depot, and perhaps Lowes and others are supposed to label plants sold that have been treated (by the growers, not the retailer). I just window shopped the garden center of a HDep, and it's as bad as a friend here reported at a different location. The neonics tags are in coneflower, daisies, marigolds, lavender, lantana and bunches of other plants.
Perhaps no one has noticed or cared?
Neonics are not good for our friendly helpful insects, and the bees and butterflies. If a plant has been treated with the systemic (is IN the system, not just sprayed on leaves) is not good for any insect that eats it.
With public pressure, some stores have labels if the plant has been treated (from grower). The growers haven't been pressured to discontinue use yet. Say you stop at a box store and there are the plants set out pretty as bee & butterfly plants, and then notice the tags. Obviously you don't buy even if the price is good. It is also shocking to see what has been treated when very little bothers that species (marigolds, lavender for example).
Neonics are not good for our friendly helpful insects, and the bees and butterflies. If a plant has been treated with the systemic (is IN the system, not just sprayed on leaves) is not good for any insect that eats it.
With public pressure, some stores have labels if the plant has been treated (from grower). The growers haven't been pressured to discontinue use yet. Say you stop at a box store and there are the plants set out pretty as bee & butterfly plants, and then notice the tags. Obviously you don't buy even if the price is good. It is also shocking to see what has been treated when very little bothers that species (marigolds, lavender for example).