- 01-10-2010We studied, under laboratory conditions, the possible effects of sublethal doses of two soil applied insecticides (carbofuran and imidacloprid) on…
01-10-2010Ecotoxicological risk assessment of contaminants often is based on toxicity tests with continuous-exposure profiles. However, input of many contaminants (e.g.,…- 07-08-2010The UK Government and retailers are under pressure to impose a ban on sale of pesticides linked to bee population…
03-08-2010For many years environmental groups and beekeepers´ organizations have been pushing for a ban on neonicotinoid pesticides which are linked…
23-07-2010There is a very important shift in our understanding of the risk of neonicotinoid insecticides. Their risk may increase exponentially…
14-06-2010A new study appears to have confirmed suspicions that the neonicotinoid group of pesticides is in part responsible for the…
14-06-2010Despite widespread concern about declines in pollination services, little is known about the patterns of change in most pollinator assemblages.…
13-06-2010The population of the Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus in the Netherlands has declined from 700-900 pairs in 1973-1977 to 180-210…
13-06-2010The Dwingelderveld National Park, located in the province of Drenthe in the north-eastern part of the Netherlands, is a heath…
13-06-2010The Dutch population of the Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus has declined by 90% from 1960 to 1990 (from 5,000…
