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1,300 Bird Species Are Threatened With Extinction
6 juli 2013Conservationists are alarmed by the increasing number of birds under threat due to the damage being done to the earth's…Algemeen
EFSA Guidance Document on the risk assessment of plant protection products on bees
5 juli 2013The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was asked by the European Commission (EC) to develop a Guidance Document on the…BijenPositive associations between preconception pesticide exposure and risk of childhood brain tumors
5 juli 2013Previous research has suggested positive associations between parental or childhood exposure to pesticides and risk of childhood brain tumors (CBT).…Mensen
The Same Chemicals Induce Different Neurotoxicity When Administered In High Doses for Short Term or Low Doses for Long Term to Rats and Dogs
5 juli 2013Dose- and term-dependent differences in the location and nature of brain lesions induced in rats and dogs by 2,5-hexanedione (2,5-HD),…Ratten
A very low exposure of honeybee larvae to imidacloprid lowers a larva’s probability of surviving to adulthood
4 juli 2013New research by academics at The University of Nottingham has shown that exposure to imidacloprid causes changes to the genes…Bijen
Ireland’s honeybee losses (of between 50pc and 80pc of hives) are unsustainable
4 juli 2013MORE than half of Ireland's honeybee population has been wiped out since winter, say beekeepers, who have described the losses…Bijen
Transient Exposure to Low Levels of Insecticide Affects Metabolic Networks of Honeybee Larvae
3 juli 2013The survival of a species depends on its capacity to adjust to changing environmental conditions, and new stressors. Such new,…Bijen
Reduction in homing flights of honey bees after a sublethal dose of neonicotinoid insecticides
2 juli 2013The negative effects of a commonly applied systemic insecticide, neonicotinoid, on the honey bee Apis mellifera L. are of great…Bijen
The steep decline of farmland birds in Sweden
2 juli 2013Of the 21 species associated with farmland in Sweden, 15 (71%) displayed a significant decline (P < 0.05) in numbers…Akkervogels
Study by James Cresswell et al. on clearance of ingested imidacloprid in honey bees and bumble bees
1 juli 2013Bees in agricultural landscapes are exposed to dietary pesticides such as imidacloprid when they feed from treated mass-flowering crops. Concern…Bijen
Evidence emerges of chronic botulism in cattle and farmers as the result of glyphosate use
1 juli 2013Glyphosate use has gone up sharply worldwide since the introduction of glyphosate-tolerant GM crops. Herbicide use per acre has doubled…
How a Harvard scientist, a sixth-generation bee whisperer, and a retired entrepreneur joined forces to rescue an embattled insect and save the American food supply
24 juni 2013CHENSHENG LU hardly cuts the profile of a provocateur. He dresses business casual and wears silver-rimmed glasses. He lives in…Bijen
In the Sacramento Valley, loss of wetlands and the establishment of large farms that use pesticides are deeply curtailing the tricolored blackbird population
24 juni 2013The use of pesticides and other farming practices are causing a dramatic decline in the population of what was once…Akkervogels
Sorption – desorption of imidacloprid insecticide on Indian soils of five different locations
24 juni 2013Sorption-desorption processes govern the movement of all chemicals including pesticides in soils. The present investigation was undertaken to study the…
Effects of low-dosed imidacloprid pulses on the functional role of the caged amphipod Gammarus roeseli in stream mesocosms
24 juni 2013Effects of two series of imidacloprid pulses on caged amphipods (Gammarus roeseli) and their shredder efficiency for litter decomposition were…Overige insecten
The utter stupidity of allowing pesticides to be used for cosmetic purposes, in gardens and parks
23 juni 2013On 15 June, a landscaping company in Wilsonville, Oregon, decided to spray some lime trees with insecticide. The trees were…Hommels
People in 18 countries across Europe have been found to have traces of glyphosate in their urine
21 juni 2013People in 18 countries across Europe have been found to have traces of the weed killer glyphosate in their urine,…
Sue Kedgley speaking to the New Zealand National Bee-keepers Association conference about Neonicotinoids
20 juni 2013Fifty years ago the scientist Rachel Carson issued a warning, in her epic book Silent Spring, about the dangers of…Bijen
Globally, one in eight bird species are considered at threat of extinction
20 juni 2013The world’s birds are literally the canaries in the coal mine and their ongoing decline should serve as a warning…Algemeen
Sublethal doses of imidacloprid decreased size of hypopharyngeal glands and respiratory rhythm of honeybees in vivo
20 juni 2013Most studies that have shown negative sublethal effects of the pesticide imidacloprid on honeybees concern behavioral effects; only a few…Bijen
Red Knots: A Bird Species on the Decline
18 juni 2013Millions of birds passed through Virginia this spring, and the National Wildlife Federation says many are in trouble. Sandy Hausman…Kustvogels
Kansas pheasant population near all-time lows
18 juni 2013First, for the bad news. Last fall and winter Kansas pheasant hunters shot about 230,000 pheasants. That’s the lowest since…Hoogland vogels
Agricultural pesticides have been linked to widespread invertebrate biodiversity loss in two new research papers
18 juni 2013Pesticide use has sharply reduced the regional biodiversity of stream invertebrates, such as mayflies and dragonflies, in Europe and Australia,…Overige insecten
Charity flags up decline of rare woodland birds in Surrey
16 juni 2013Conservationists are highlighting the plight of another rare bird in Surrey to raise awareness of the scale of decline in…Bosvogels
