KATE LOCK wrote an excellent column on bee health (The Press, May 4) and inspired by that I have decided to help our declining bumblebees and honeybees by creating a small online petition with the help of the campaigning group Avaaz.

The petition addresses the harmful effects of pesticides in the environment which are long lasting and damage the ecosystem.

I feel sure I will be able to get to my target of 100 signatures if a few readers help me.

You can read the petition at avaaz.org/en/petition/stop_neonicotinoids_harming_our_bees/?launch

I hope you can take a few minutes to sign.

Chris Clayton, Hempland Drive, York.