It's both the pesticides/fungicides and the disappearance of native plants (aka 'weeds') from gardens. Not to mention those nurseries and landscaping companies that aid and abet the consumer taste for non-natives. 
And then of course there's all the media coverage encouraging fear of bees and distaste for bugs, with the implication that a happy yard is a bug-free one. We need change on so many levels in order to stop these trends...
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