The garden care giant Ortho said on Tuesday that it would stop using neonicotinoids, a class of chemicals widely believed to harm bees. The brand, which is owned by Scotts Miracle-Gro, plans to phase out the chemicals by 2021 in eight of its products used to control garden pests and diseases. Lori Ann Burd, director of the Environmental Health Program at the Center for Biological Diversity, called the announcement “fantastic news.” She said Ortho was believed to be the first garden products brand to announce it would stop using the chemicals. Pesticides, along with disease and declining diversity in gardens and landscapes, are among the causes of declining bee populations, a United Nations study said in February.

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