Ban Neonics for Good

We are in a Butterfly Emergency. And despite their promises, this summer the government are yet again allowing insect-killing neonicotinoids to poison our land.

This comes after Government minister Mary Creagh wrote to Butterfly Conservation two years ago saying that the Government would “change existing policies to ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides.”

If you think that Defra should do their job and protect the future of butterflies and our environment, add your name to our demand for a deadline on an absolute ban on neonicotinoid pesticides.

We are in a Butterfly Emergency. And despite their promises, this summer the government are yet again allowing insect-killing neonicotinoids to poison our land.

This comes after Government minister Mary Creagh wrote to Butterfly Conservation two years ago saying that the Government would “change existing policies to ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides.”

If you think that Defra should do their job and protect the future of butterflies and our environment, add your name to our demand for a deadline on an absolute ban on neonicotinoid pesticides.

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Despite repeated promises to ban them, the UK Government has quietly granted yet another 'emergency' license to spray butterfly-killing pesticides across our fields this summer.

Send an email to your MP asking them to support the ban on neonics for good. No exemptions.

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We are in a Butterfly Emergency.
 
Less than two years ago, Government minister Mary Creagh committed to banning neonicotinoids to protect pollinators, saying the Government would 'change existing policies to ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides that threaten vital pollinators like bees and butterflies'.

In June 2026, the government authorised acetamiprid, a neonicotinoid insecticide, to be sprayed during peak pollinator foraging season. This is a betrayal of that commitment.

I am writing to you, as my MP, to request that you write to the Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to demand that they publish a binding timetable to ban the emergency use of neonicotinoids and funds the transition to integrated pest management methods for UK farmers.

In the last 50 years, butterflies have declined by 80% in abundance and distribution. Scientists have shown we will lose species of butterflies in the UK forever without Government intervention.

In a recent survey, the priority action that the public want to see the UK Government tackle for insect recovery is banning pesticides. Butterflies are not only part of the fabric of British life and cherished by millions, they form an essential part of the ecosystems that support life and our economy.
 
Supporting a complete ban on emergency neonicotinoid use and the transition to nature-friendly farming is a critical element of the Pesticide Action Plan. Only the UK Government has the power to kickstart this process to save butterflies.
No exemptions. No excuses. It’s time to act.

I look forward to hearing from you on how you can help make this a priority for the government, so I can share with my community.

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