19-06-2012The Health Canada Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) today announced that the agency is initiating a re-evaluation of Canada’s registration…
12-06-2012Before a pesticide is allowed to go on sale, it has to pass a standard EU authorisation process. However, the…
10-06-2012The breeding success of Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers Dendrocopos minor is now lower in England than found in studies elsewhere in…
10-06-2012In order to evaluate the side effect of neonicotinoids on honey bees, two areas of apple orchards were selected in…
10-06-2012The video-tracking system EthoVisionXT (Noldus Information Technologies) was used to measure the effects of sublethal exposure to tau-fluvalinate and imidacloprid…
10-06-2012Two systemic neonicotinoids, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam, are widely used for residual control of several insect pests in cotton (Gossypium spp.),…
07-06-2012Two articles published recently in the journal Science have shown that low levels of neonicotinoid pesticides can significantly affect bee…
07-06-2012The impact of crop management and agricultural land use on the threat status of plants adapted to arable habitats was…
06-06-2012A number of potential causes for CCD have been put forward, such as the varroa destructor mite, the presence of…
06-06-2012Organic farming is often promoted as a solution for counteracting the adverse impacts of agricultural intensification on biodiversity. However, it…
