I found this introduction on Facebook.

GARDENERS BEWARE: Many of the plants you buy at Home Depot and Lowe’s may be treated with bee-killing neonictinoids. Because there’s no clear labeling, many good-intentioned gardeners end up poisoning the very bees they are trying to help! (*Home Depot has indicated it is working on safer alternatives, but Lowe’s has not yet responded).

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The link above takes you to the article The Perfect Crime: What’s Killing All the Bees?

We are going to check with some of the local growers to see if their plants are free of these pesticides.