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Florida appears to be a global hotspot for reptile extinction
1 maart 2013A recent far-reaching study of the world’s amphibians and reptiles finds that Florida is hotspot for environmental threats, with one…Reptielen
The ongoing loss of wild insects is destined to compromise agricultural yields worldwide
1 maart 2013Farmers often use hives full of honeybees to help pollinate crops. A new study published in Science has found that…Bijen
Warning: Food can seriously damage your health
28 februari 2013Two years ago, Danish farmer Ib Borup Pedersen thought an epidemic had broken out among his 450 pigs. Suddenly, his…Mensen
A link exists between pesticides and Parkinson’s disease
27 februari 2013For several years, neurologists at UCLA have been building a case that a link exists between pesticides and Parkinson's disease.…Mensen
A commission official has warned of the “disastrous” consequences of failing to halt the decline in Europe’s bee population
27 februari 2013Speaking in parliament on Tuesday, Francois Wakenhut, of the commission's environment directorate, said that "multiple causes" were responsible for rising…BijenA Case for Revisiting the Safety of Pesticides: A Closer Look at Neurodevelopment
27 februari 2013The quality and quantity of the data about the risk posed to humans by individual pesticides vary considerably. Unlike obvious…Mensen
A crucial vote determining the future of neonicotinoid pesticide use in Europe has been delayed until March
27 februari 2013EU agriculture ministers were set to vote on a European Commission proposal to restrict the use of three commonly used…Bijen
Numbers of upland game birds decline
26 februari 2013When Tim Davis moved to Marshall County 35 years ago, he would spend some of his free time hunting pheasant…Hoogland vogels
Impaired Olfactory Associative Behavior of Honeybee Workers Due to Contamination of Imidacloprid in the Larval Stage
26 februari 2013The residue of imidacloprid in the nectar and pollens of the plants is toxic not only to adult honeybees but…BijenHC 668 Insects and Insecticides: Written evidence submitted by Dr Pierre Mineau, Emeritus senior scientist in pesticide ecotoxology, Environment, Canada
26 februari 2013I am a retired (Emeritus) scientist with Environment Canada with over 30 years' experience in pesticide evaluation, risk assessment and…
A study by Pierre Mineau and Melanie Whiteside points to pesticide use as the single most important indicator of grassland bird declines in the U.S.
26 februari 2013A study published Tuesday points to pesticide use as the single most important indicator of grassland bird declines in the…Weidevogels
Syngenta: EU move ‘could threaten development of pesticides’
26 februari 2013A CLAIM that present proposals to ban neonicotinoid insecticides and introduce onerous new regulations on other chemicals up for approval…
Honey bee survival rate better in west of Scotland
25 februari 2013A team at the University of Dundee studied more than 600 colonies across the country in 2011-12. Of 274 colonies…Bijen
Long-term Population Decline is Decimating Aerial Insectivores
23 februari 2013Concerned with the dramatic decline of 17 species of birds that nest in Connecticut and eat only insects caught while…Overige insecten
The Poison Lobby
21 februari 2013CropLife America (formerly known as the American Crop Protection Association) is the industry lobbying group financed by what are known…Bijen
Controversial nerve-agent pesticides widely linked to decline in bees around the world should be banned, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) says
21 februari 2013Neonicotinoids should no longer be used on crops which attract bees and other pollinating insects, the RSPB says, in a…Algemeen
An American Tragedy: Eye-Witness to Colony Collapse
21 februari 2013“I thought I’d give you a ‘behind-the-scenes’ look into the death of my bees in California. I started out last…Bijen
It is miserable for a farmer to be obliged to buy his Seeds; to exchange Seeds may, in some cases, be useful; but to buy them after the first year is disreputable — GEORGE WASHINGTON
19 februari 2013Current U.S. seed laws and policy have veered far from President George Washington’s vision of seeds and farming for this…Planten
Global phytoplankton decline
19 februari 2013In the oceans, ubiquitous microscopic phototrophs (phytoplankton) account for approximately half the production of organic matter on Earth. Analyses of…Planten
The European Butterfly Indicator for grassland species shows that since 1990, butterfly populations have declined by almost 70%, indicating a dramatic loss of grassland biodiversity
19 februari 2013The European Butterfly Indicator for grassland species is based on 3,000 transects in national butterfly monitoring schemes in fifteen countries…Vlinders
Two-thirds of common and widespread larger moths have declined over 40 years
19 februari 2013Moths are vanishing from our skies at night, declining in southern Britain by 40% over 40 years, a major new…Overige insecten
The Nosema Ceranae parasite is already widespread in bee colonies throughout mainland Scotland
18 februari 2013A parasite affecting honeybees has been spotted in Scotland for the first time, potentially posing a new threat to our…Bijen
Side-Effects of Thiamethoxam on the Brain and Midgut of the Africanized Honeybee
18 februari 2013The goal of this work was assess the toxic effects of thiamethoxam on newly emerged worker bees of Apis mellifera…BijenSyngenta: EFSA review of risk to bees from neonicotinoid technology is fundamentally flawed
16 februari 2013Syngenta today requested that the European Commission retract its proposal to restrict the use of neonicotinoid technology after revealing that…Bijen
