reporter: this 11-year-old wants to get as close as she can. you re not afraid of them at all. no. i mean, you have to be, like, respectful of them. reporter: when scarlettbees r learned the bees in her neighborhood were being wiped out by mosquito pesticides, she rallied to save them. go make some phone calls, get some state reps on board. let s do this. reporter: .cold calling state lawmakers, and working with them to write a bill aimed at limiting the use of harmful chemicals. bees are completely vital to humans. they pollinate a third of our food supply. and without them, we really can t survive. reporter: not a lot of kids your age would go to the lengths that you re going to save bees. instead of thinking of my age as a disadvantage, i try to use it as a tool. because i m a little bit younger, i can not get bogged down in what might go wrong. reporter: while the so-called bee bill started off strong, it s currently stalled, leaving scarlett even more determined