05-02-2010The recent intensification of farming practices has led to a decrease in the availability of grassland invertebrates, and of important…- 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…
20-01-2010Invertebrates are a major component of chickfood for many farmland bird species: chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), cirl bunting (Emberiza cirlus), corn…
20-01-2010Foraging sites with low vegetation height and density, but with high arthropod biomass, are selected by Meadow Pipits Anthus pratensis…- 20-01-2010A richly illustrated book written by seven experts in biology and agriculture and compiled by the Dutch Centre for Agriculture…
18-01-2010Adult Lapwing Vanellus vanellus and chicks and adult Redshank Tringa totanus fed on a wide range of soil, surface-active and…
18-01-2010On lowland wet grassland sites in England and Wales there were significant declines of 38% for Lapwing Vanellus vanellus, 61%…
