06-11-2012Researchers with the Canadian Pollination Initiative (NSERC-CANPOLIN) mined numerous insect collections in Canada and the United States looking for information…
02-11-2012Carabid beetles are important functional components of many terrestrial ecosystems. Here, we describe the first long-term, wide-scale and quantitative assessment…
31-10-2012Retailers have clarified their stance on pesticide use after new research revealed a combination of two commonly used products harmed…
30-10-2012The purpose of the current study was to investigate the immunological impacts of chronic imidacloprid insecticide toxicity in broiler chickens…
30-10-2012The research, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, found that 3/4 of the beetle species examined had declined in…
30-10-2012Earlier this year, two studies published in Science showed that colonies are severely affected when bees are exposed to neonicotinoid…
29-10-2012For bees on Chatham Island distance has been, in one respect, an advantage (Tyranny of Distance, October 27). It has…
27-10-2012SCOTLAND’S multi-million pound fruit growing industry is at risk unless ministers ban key pesticides that are threatening to wipe out…
27-10-2012There is a growing body of evidence that shows that neonicotinoids have a detrimental effect at sub-lethal doses on insect…
25-10-2012Safety examinations on 20 kinds of herbal teas showed that nine kinds of chrysanthemum drinks contained pesticide residue, with eight…
