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The Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) shows that the numbers of Swifts and Linnets were halved in Scotland between 2011 and 2012
1 augustus 2013BBS population trends are published annually for 61 bird species in Scotland, and the latest results show that 2012 was…Akkervogels
EFSA considerations on the applicability of OECD Test Guideline 453 to whole food/feed testing
1 augustus 2013Upon request from the European Commission, the European Food Safety Authority prepared a scientific report that would aid the future…Planten
Glyphosate’s Suppression of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes and Amino Acid Biosynthesis by the Gut Microbiome
31 juli 2013Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup®, is the most popular herbicide used worldwide. The industry asserts it is minimally toxic…Planten
An American Proposal To Ban Neonicotinoid Pesticides
31 juli 2013Two Congressional Democrats have co-sponsored new legislation called the Save America’s Pollinators Act of 2013 to take emergency action to…Bijen
The giant biotech company Syngenta has been charged for covering up the death of livestock because of its genetically modified Bt corn
30 juli 2013The story started back in Germany when the cows of a farmer suffered and suddenly died from a mysterious disease…
Brain, liver, kidneys and testes are potential target organs of imidacloprid in mammals
29 juli 2013In the present study, ultrastructural alterations induced by oral administration of imidacloprid over 4 weeks was assessed in rats. Forty…Mensen
EFSA calls for integrated and coordinated actions at EU and international levels to address global declines of pollinators
29 juli 2013The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is the keystone of the European Union’s food and feed safety risk assessment. Indeed,…Bijen
A group of Italian researchers isolated a bacterial strain able to clear soil from pesticide residues
28 juli 2013A study carried out by the Italian National Research Council revealed the important function of some microorganisms able to metabolize…
Organic farming is the clean green solution to pesticide residues
27 juli 2013A new study, published in the latest Environmental Pollution journal, has found agricultural chemical residues in the sediments of South…
Frogs living in remote mountain ponds in the Sierra Nevada are ingesting pesticides used to grow crops 50 to 100 miles away in California’s Central Valley
27 juli 2013Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey identified 10 distinct chemicals in the frogs’ tissues, including residues of DDT, an insecticide…Amfibieën
A key government scientist whose research was used by ministers to argue against a ban on pesticides thought to harm bees is to join Syngenta
27 juli 2013Dr Helen Thompson will leave the government's Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) to join Syngenta on 1 September. Thompson…Bijen
Trichomonas infection detected in 86% of Britain’s Turtle Doves
26 juli 2013Trichomonas gallinae is an emerging pathogen in wild birds, linked to recent declines in finch (Fringillidae) populations across Europe. Globally,…Akkervogels
Do you remember? Windscreens were covered once, at the end of a car trip in high summer, with an insect massacre: splattered moths and squashed flies and wasps and gnats and God knows what
26 juli 2013But in recent years more and more drivers seem to be finding their windscreens clear. Is it just a vague…Overige insecten
The pesticide industry and EU regulators knew as long ago as the 1980s-1990s that Roundup causes birth defects – but they failed to inform the public
26 juli 2013This report, co-authored by international scientists and researchers, reveals that industry's own studies (including one commissioned by Monsanto) showed as…
93% of French rivers are contaminated by 20 different pesticides
25 juli 2013The pesticide contamination of waterways in France is "almost universal" in the intensively farmed and wine-producing regions of the Paris…
Monsanto will no longer be seeking approvals for genetically modified (GM) crops now under review for cultivation in the European Union (EU)
25 juli 2013The approval process for GM crops has ground to a halt in Europe despite a clear regulatory path. Crops must…
When you’re good at something, you want to leverage that. Monsanto’s specialty is killing stuff
25 juli 2013In the early years, the St. Louis biotech giant helped pioneer such leading chemicals as DDT, PCBs, and Agent Orange.…Mensen
Deltamethrin, fipronil and spinosad, at sub-lethal doses, modulate homing flight, associative learning, foraging behavior and brood development
24 juli 2013Forthcoming research in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry analyzes the physiological effects of three separate pesticides on honey bees…Bijen
Grassland butterflies have declined dramatically between 1990 and 2011
23 juli 2013This has been caused by intensifying agriculture and a failure to properly manage grassland ecosystems, according to a report from…Vlinders
Pollinator decline intensifies pollen limitation and reduces plant reproductive success, threatening natural populations of extinction
21 juli 2013There is now compelling evidence of a reduction of pollinator richness and density at a global scale. In this opinion…Bijen
In recent years, India has seen a dramatic decline of house sparrows
21 juli 2013In recent years Indian ornithologists have observed a sharp decline in house sparrow (Passer domesticus) populations across West Bengal, Bangalore,…Akkervogels
Economic valuation of the vulnerability of world agriculture confronted with pollinator decline
21 juli 2013There is mounting evidence of pollinator decline all over the world and consequences in many agricultural areas could be significant.…Bijen
The decline of moths in Great Britain
21 juli 2013Population declines among insects are inadequately quantified, yet of vital importance to national and global biodiversity assessments and have significant…Overige insecten
The use of pesticides and other farming practices are causing a dramatic decline in the population of what was once one of California’s most populous bird species: the tricolored blackbird
21 juli 2013A recent estimate has pegged the population of the small, dark and swift-moving birds at 260,000. That's down from 400,000…Akkervogels
