- 26-01-2010Pesticides may cause problems when they seep out of storage or are washed out of the soil into waterways and…
- 26-01-2010Agrochemical companies are registering new compounds that promise to tackle the pests already resistant to today's insecticides. BASF's metaflumizone works…
25-01-2010Significant adverse effects of imidacloprid have been reported on non-target beneficial invertebrates. Aquatic invertebrates (freshwater and estuarine/marine) are highly sensitive…- 24-01-2010Spirotetramat, a tetramic acid derivative (ketoenole), is a new insecticide that inhibits lipogenesis in treated insects, resulting in decreased lipid…
- 17-01-2010A recent study indicates high toxicity of imidacloprid to the non-target terrestrial arthropod P. scaber when compared to birds and…
- 17-01-2010The new GABA-disrupting insecticide fipronil may pose a high risk to copepod production in estuarine systems. Copepods are the most…
16-01-2010Imidacloprid can be applied as a systemic insecticide to trees by direct stem injections or by soil injections and drenches,…- 16-01-2010A quarter of the total UK landmass (6,000,000 ha) received annual treatment with insecticides between 1990 and 2003. The overall…
16-01-2010The effect of a single pulse contamination with the neonicotinoid insecticide thiacloprid on invertebrates was investigated in mesocosms designed to…
15-01-2010A study identified two factors that may limit breeding productivity of the Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus, which is in significant…
