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Closer to reality — the influence of toxicity test modifications on the sensitivity of Gammarus roeseli to the insecticide imidacloprid
29 april 2014Laboratory toxicity test designs are far from reality and therefore extrapolations to field situations may be more difficult. In laboratory…Overige insecten
The nightingale is in dangerous decline and could disappear from Britain
29 april 2014A 2012 survey by the British Trust for Ornithology showed there are just 3300 pairs of nightingales left in the…Akkervogels
Barn owls in the UK suffer worst year on record in 2013
27 april 2014Barn owls (Tyto alba) suffered their worst year on record in 2013. Results from barn owl monitoring schemes around the…Akkervogels
The use of systemic insecticides is incompatible with the principles of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
26 april 2014Integrated pest management programs (IPM) promote the use of multiple cultural, biological, and chemical tactics to reduce the abundance of…Overige insecten
Amphibians and reptiles face a profound, human-driven extinction crisis
16 april 2014The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today…Amfibieën
Researchers at National Taiwan University observed that low-level exposure — about 10ppb — to imidacloprid can cause harm to bee larvae
15 april 2014Exposure even to low levels of imidacloprid, a widely used pesticide, can harm the central nervous system of bees and…Bijen
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in attention circuitry: the role of layer VI neurons of prefrontal cortex
14 april 2014Cholinergic modulation of prefrontal cortex is essential for attention. In essence, it focuses the mind on relevant, transient stimuli in…Mensen
Impaired auditory discrimination learning following perinatal nicotine exposure or β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit deletion
14 april 2014Maternal smoking during pregnancy can impair performance of the exposed offspring in tasks that require auditory stimulus processing and perception;…Mensen
Tobacco smoke exposure during development can result in lasting alterations in sensory processing and attention
14 april 2014This suggests that some constituent of smoke, such as the primary addictive component, nicotine, alters neurodevelopment. Although many effects of…Mensen
First the Bees, Now the Birds: The Pesticides Silencing America’s Songbird Population
14 april 2014The very same pesticides accused of causing massive declines in honeybee populations are just as culpable in the loss of…Algemeen
Neural Systems Governed by Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors: Emerging Hypotheses
14 april 2014Cholinergic neurons and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in the brain participate in diverse functions: reward, learning and memory, mood, sensory…
Impact of the neonicotinoid acetamiprid on immature stages of the predator Eriopis connexa
14 april 2014Eriopis connexa is a native coccinelid predator in the Neotropical Region. In Argentina it is commonly found associated to sucking…Overige insecten
Biographer Linda Lear says the outspoken environmentalist Rachel Carson was heroic partly for what she didn’t talk about
13 april 2014A year and a half ago, with symposia and reverential speeches, the United States and much of the world marked…
UK adder populations are on the slide
12 april 2014The unforgettable sight of dancing adders is an overlooked spring spectacular. Liam Creedon reveals why the UK’s only poisonous snake…Reptielen
Tragic Deaths of Amphibians – A Deadly Fungus is Attacking Earth’s Amphibian Species
12 april 2014Unfortunately, the disease seems to be winning and its price may be the extinction of frogs, toads and salamanders. The…Amfibieën
Amphibian pandemic hits Madagascar
12 april 2014Madagascar is one of the world’s hotspots for amphibian diversity, home to so many frog species that many of them…Amfibieën
Diversity of Insect Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subunits
11 april 2014Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are ligand‑gated ion channels that mediate fast synaptic transmission in the insect nervous system and are…Bijen
Dr Reese Halter: What kind of a world are we leaving for our children?
11 april 2014Since 2009 I've been writing about the plight of beleaguered honeybees due to toxic chemicals; over five billion pounds of…Algemeen
Two cases of acute poisoning with acetamiprid in humans
11 april 2014Acetamiprid is a potent and a relatively new neonicotinoid insecticide. Animal studies have indicated that it has a low toxicity…Mensen
Pesticide Residues and Bees – A Risk Assessment
11 april 2014Bees are essential pollinators of many plants in natural ecosystems and agricultural crops alike. In recent years the decline and…
Neonicotinoid insecticide exposures reported to six poison centers in Texas
10 april 2014Neonicotinoids are a relatively newer class of insecticide. Used primarily in agriculture, neonicotinoids are also used for flea control in…Mensen
Poor food quality increased the sensitivity of nontarget species to pesticide exposure, potentially leading to an underestimation of adverse effects on aquatic communities in the field
10 april 2014Aquatic ecosystems are characterized by fluctuating conditions that have direct effects on aquatic communities but also indirect influences such as…Overige insecten
Macro-Invertebrate Decline in Surface Water Polluted with Imidacloprid: A Rebuttal and Some New Analyses
9 april 2014Imidacloprid, the largest selling insecticide in the world, has received particular attention from scientists, policymakers and industries due to its…Overige insecten
Disposition and acute toxicity of imidacloprid in female rats after single exposure
9 april 2014Single dose of imidacloprid (IMI-20 mg/kg bodyweight) was orally administered in female rats. Its disposition along with two metabolites 6-chloro…Ratten
