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Garden centres are the latest retailers to remove household products containing insecticides linked to bee decline from their shelves
15 februari 2013The action by Notcutts, Hillier, Squires and Blue Diamond, which between them operate 60 garden centres across the UK, follows…Bijen
Forensic Ecotoxicology: Establishing Causality between Contaminants and Biological Effects in Field Studies
15 februari 2013Twelve papers in this series were derived from two conference sessions focusing on causality in field studies. Eight of these…
Is 2013 the year colony collapse disorder (CCD) begins impacting our food supply?
14 februari 2013According to the American Bee Journal, almond growers in California may not have access to the honey bee colonies necessary…Bijen
Warnings about the possible role of environmental contamination with neonicotinoids in steeply declining populations of birds, frogs, hedgehogs, bats and other insectivorous animals are not far fetched and should be taken seriously
14 februari 2013Imidacloprid was detected in 89% of water samples in agricultural areas of California, with 19% exceeding the US Environmental Protection…Algemeen
Cruiser OCR makes up less than 0.5 percent of group sales, and Syngenta would try to offset any loss in revenue through other products
10 februari 2013Swiss group Syngenta forecast another year of record sales as high crop prices and erratic weather spur farmers to use…Bijen
Monsanto’s ‘Superweeds’ Stampede Through Midwest
9 februari 2013Last year's drought took a big bite out of the two most prodigious US crops, corn and soy. But it…
Adverse effects of imidacloprid and fipronil pesticide application on Sympetrum infuscatum larvae and adults
9 februari 2013The effect of imidacloprid and fipronil on Sympetrum infuscatum larvae and adults during the rice cultivation period was monitored using…Overige insecten
If Spain, Germany and the UK were to vote against a ban on neonicotinoids, there might be a blocking minority
8 februari 2013Syngenta has written to farm ministers in France and The Netherlands to urge them to vote down an EU proposal…Bijen
Farms of the future will be run by a fleet of robots: from crop-picking automatons to swarms of electronic bees
7 februari 2013Satellite technology and advances in robotics are set to revolutionise the future of farming. Out go the heavy, soil destroying…Bijen
UK Government is likely to ignore the Commission recommendation and is opposed to an immediate ban on three neonicotinoids highlighted by the EFSA report
7 februari 2013The British Government is completely free to ignore recommendations from European safety regulators that controversial nerve-agent pesticides should not be…Bijen
EPA is poised to approve sulfoxaflor, yet another bee-toxic pesticide, for a broad variety of uses in the U.S.
6 februari 2013While European policymakers are taking steps to protect bees from harmful pesticides, EPA is poised to approve yet another bee-toxic…Bijen
Coalition against BAYER Dangers: “It is unacceptable that the corporations are now pocketing the profits while the general public has to pay for the damages caused!”
5 februari 2013On 31 January the EU Commission recommended that three neonicotinoid pesticides be withdrawn on 1 July. The ban is to…Bijen
It’s not the pesticides alone or introduced predators or ultraviolet light or global warming that’s causing this decline, but the interaction between these on an animal that is pretty sensitive to its environment
5 februari 2013The pesticide brew in many ponds bordering Midwestern cornfields is not only affecting the sexual development of frogs, but is…Amfibieën
Bayer CropScience is disappointed with the European Commission’s draconian proposal to suspend all uses of neonicotinoids products in crops attractive to bees for two years
4 februari 2013The company believes that the Commission's overly conservative interpretation of the precautionary principle is a missed opportunity to achieve a…Bijen
Roundup ad misleading: Monsanto forced to accept verdict
4 februari 2013Monsanto has been forced to accept the opinion of the Advertising Code Committee in the Netherlands over a misleading advertisement…
Earth Open Source: The pesticide industry and Europe’s regulators have jointly misled the public with claims that glyphosate is safe
4 februari 2013The pesticide industry and EU regulators knew as long ago as the 1980s-1990s that Roundup, the world's best selling herbicide,…Mensen
Dutch Parliament moves against glyphosate
4 februari 2013In September 2011 a Green Member of the Dutch Parliament, Rik Grashoff, put forward a Parliamentary motion proposing a ban…Mensen
Environmental and food safety groups in the US are now urging the EPA to follow the European example
4 februari 2013Top European Union (EU) health officials on Thursday proposed a partial ban on three common pesticides thought to harm bees,…Bijen
Neurologists suggest a link between Parkinson’s disease and golf
4 februari 2013In a letter published in the journal Annals of Neurology, neurologists Margaret Parrish and Robert Gardner suggest a link between…Mensen
Chemistry developed deleterious substances that now threaten the entire life of the world with deforms, extinction, nay death
3 februari 2013Western civilization suffers from the delusion of replacing peasants and traditional culture with industrialized farmers. This goes hand-to-hand with another…Bijen
The Pacific leatherback turtle population has experienced a catastrophic decline over the past two decades and might be on the verge of extirpation
1 februari 2013The Pacific leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) population has experienced a catastrophic decline over the past two decades and might be…ReptielenPostmortem Diagnostic Investigation of Disease in Free-Ranging Marine Turtle Populations
1 februari 2013Over the past few decades, there have been increasing numbers of reports of diseases in marine turtles. Furthermore, in recent…Reptielen
World’s Reptile Populations Running Thin
1 februari 2013Reptiles worldwide may be under greater environmental stress than their amphibian cousins, according to a report published in the journal…Amfibieën
Amphibian and reptile declines over 35 years at La Selva, Costa Rica
1 februari 2013Amphibians stand at the forefront of a global biodiversity crisis. More than one-third of amphibian species are globally threatened, and…Amfibieën
