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The Commission is asking EU countries to suspend the use of neonicotinoid insecticides on sunflower, rapeseed, maize and cotton
31 januari 2013The European Commission wants to suspend for two years the use of three neonicotinoid insecticides on crops attractive to honeybees…Bijen
New Book: Insecticides – Development of Safer and More Effective Technologies
30 januari 2013This book contains 20 chapters about the impact, environmental fate, modes of action, efficacy, and non-target effects of insecticides. The…
Mom’s pesticide exposure raises risk of infant leukemia
30 januari 2013A mother's exposure to pesticides during pregnancy may be linked to rare types of leukemias that are diagnosed in children…Mensen
Impact of Systemic Insecticides on Organisms and Ecosystems By Francisco Sánchez-Bayo, Henk A. Tennekes and Koichi Goka
30 januari 2013Through seed coatings and granular applications, systemic insecticides pose minimal risk of pesticide drift or worker exposure in agricultural, nurseries…Bijen
Syngenta AG said there aren’t grounds for restricting the use of its Cruiser insecticide
30 januari 2013Syngenta AG said there aren’t grounds for restricting the use of its Cruiser insecticide after European Commissioner for Health Tonio…Bijen
B&Q and Wickes pledge to withdraw products harmful to bees
29 januari 2013Two of the UK's biggest home improvement retailers have pledged to remove products from their shelves containing pesticides linked to…Bijen
The European Commission will put forward, on 31 January, a set of legislative measures limiting the use of neonicotinoids on crops attractive to honeybees, such as maize, cotton, rapeseed and sunflowers
29 januari 2013The European Commission will put forward, on 31 January, a set of legislative measures limiting the use of neonicotinoids on…Bijen
Peruvian Bill Seeks Protection for Andean Condors
29 januari 2013Andean condors (Vultur gryphus) are some of the largest birds on Earth, with 10-foot (3 meter) wingspans. They can fly…Hoogland vogels
GM Cancer Warning Can No Longer Be Ignored – Potentially Dangerous Virus Gene Hidden in Commercial GM Crops
29 januari 2013The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has belatedly discovered that the most common genetic regulatory sequence in commercial GMOs also…Mensen
Neonicotinoids: Commission moves to legislate to protect bees
28 januari 2013The European Commission has said it will take legislative action to protect honey bees from the effects of neonicotinoids but…BijenA profile in courage. GILLES-ERIC SÉRALINI, Professor and research scientist in molecular biology at the University of Caen
27 januari 2013Because they dared to speak out about health and medical disasters they were persecuted by those they attacked. Séralini is…
German Association of Professional Beekeepers has decided to withdraw from the Bee Monitoring Project – Walter Haefeker reports
27 januari 2013After 2 years of cooperation the Deutsche Berufs- und Erwerbsimkerbund (German Association of Professional Beekeepers, DBIB) has decided to withdraw…Bijen
The mistle thrush is vanishing from UK gardens
26 januari 2013The mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus) is vanishing from UK gardens, wildlife experts warned as they urged people to take part…Stadsvogels
The once-common house sparrow is disappearing at an alarming rate in Nova Scotia
25 januari 2013A bird watcher in Lunenburg County says the once-common house sparrow (Passer domesticus) is disappearing at an alarming rate in…Stadsvogels
Neonicotinoids are killing the web of life
25 januari 2013In the past 4 years alone a quarter of a trillion honeybees have died, prematurely. A number of factors have…Bijen
New research suggests pesticides are playing a significant and previously unknown role in the global decline of amphibians
25 januari 2013Widely used pesticides can kill frogs within an hour, new research has revealed, suggesting the chemicals are playing a significant…Amfibieën
Dutch parliament motion requesting EU moratorium on neonicotinoids and fipronil is adopted
24 januari 2013On the 24th January 2013, the Dutch Parliament called for a complete suspension on the use of Neonicotinoids. This follows…Bijen
Maine children are at risk from pesticide spraying in schools
23 januari 2013The public health and environmental non-profit, Toxics Action Center (TAC) released a report in December that surveys pesticide use on…Bijen
Why insects may be nature’s most effective pesticide
23 januari 2013With demand for chemical-free foods on the rise, farmers across the world have been swapping pesticides for more natural forms…Overige insecten
MEP to press European Commission on neonicotinoids
23 januari 2013British Liberal MEP Chris Davies this week will press the European Commission to consider restrictions on certain neonicotinoid pesticides, in…Bijen
Late lessons from early warnings: science, precaution, innovation – EEA Report No 1/2013
23 januari 2013The 2013 Late lessons from early warnings report (attached) is the second of its type produced by the European Environment…Mensen
Bayer’s spokesman, Dr Julian Little, is being recalled to the environmental audit committee to explain “discrepancies” in his evidence
20 januari 2013The effect of neonicotinoids on pollinators is under investigation by the UK parliament and the Guardian has learned that Bayer's…Bijen
EPA’s conditional registration of Aminocyclopyrachlor and Clothianidin illustrates the dangers of approving a pesticide before completing a comprehensive appraisal of its risks
20 januari 2013The agribusiness conglomerate DuPont has received more than 30,000 damage claims arising from its sale of a pesticide that resulted…Planten
Organic practices place the environment first
19 januari 2013After giving you my thoughts last week on what benefits the organic approach has for the gardener, I am widening…Bijen
