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The Marbled Murrelet, a threatened seabird that nests in old growth forests in the Pacific Northwest, has fallen almost 30 percent in last decade
29 december 2012Federal conservation efforts have been unsuccessful in reversing or even halting the decline of the Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus), a…Bosvogels
Imidacloprid Inhibits Behavioral Defences of a Leaf-Cutting Ant
24 december 2012Leaf-cutting ants have evolved a range of defensive strategies which complicate the use of entomopathogens for their control. One of…Overige insecten
Imidacloprid detected in samples of fruit juice, vegetables and cereals from Lucknow, India
23 december 2012A total of 250 samples—including fruits, fruit juices, and baby foods (50 samples each); vegetables (70 samples); and cereals (30…Mensen
The Scottish Government has come under fire for failing to ban pesticides blamed for poisoning bees
23 december 2012The Environment Minister, Richard Lochhead MSP, has refused to outlaw the use of nicotine-based toxic chemicals used by farmers to…Bijen
Jeff Lowenfels: Dreaming of a pesticide-free Christmas
22 december 2012More than 300 diseases have been linked to pesticide use. These are not as a result of lab rat tests…Mensen
MEPs acknowledge link between pesticides and bee decline
22 december 2012MEPs have advised that certain uses of neonicotinoid pesticides should be banned or subject to strict controls in Europe as…Bijen
A review of 2012’s honey bee news
21 december 2012For decades, the plummeting populations of bees and other pollinators have provoked serious concern: the busy insects' work is essential…Bijen
Michael McCarthy: Our generation witnessed the fabric of life in the natural world, once so rich, become threadbare, ragged and frayed
20 december 2012It is well known in psychotherapy that giving a name to an unnamed malady can make all the difference in…Algemeen
Tom Theobald: The EU Report ‘Existing Scientific Evidence of the Effects of Neonicotinoids on Bees’ represents a significant change in the perception of the problem
20 december 2012I’m not quite ready to declare any victories, but the EU Report, Existing Scientific Evidence of the Effects of Neonicotinoids…Bijen
Potential developmental neurotoxicity of pesticides used in Europe
19 december 2012Pesticides used in agriculture are designed to protect crops against unwanted species, such as weeds, insects, and fungus. Many compounds…Mensen
People who have suffered a traumatic brain injury and lived in areas with exposure to pesticides may be three times more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease
19 december 2012According to a recent study by researchers at University of California, Los Angeles, people who have suffered a traumatic brain…Mensen
As long as there are uncertainties concerning the effects of neonicotinoids on honeybees, the precautionary principle in accordance with the Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should be applied when using neonicotinoids
18 december 2012A new report from the European Parliament’s Directorate-General for Internal Policies has come out highlighting the scientific research showing negative…Bijen
Scientists at The University of Manchester have for the first time identified why a patient who appears outwardly healthy may develop Parkinson’s disease
18 december 2012Researchers at the university’s Faculty of Life Sciences have now discovered that a small stroke, also known as a silent…Mensen
Are Israelis eating a mouthful of pesticides for breakfast?
18 december 2012If there’s one food group that Israelis love, it’s vegetables. In fact, all over the Middle East, vegetables are treated…Mensen
Significant association between low-level exposure to organophosphates and impaired cognitive function
17 december 2012Even low-level exposure to a widely used group of pesticides can produce long-term damage to cognitive abilities, according to a…Mensen
Experts Seek Retraction Of Study Linking Modified Corn And Tumors
14 december 2012European food safety officials have condemned a controversial study that suggested genetically modified vegetables caused tumors in rats and some…RattenExperts Seek Retraction Of Study Linking Modified Corn And Tumors
14 december 2012European food safety officials have condemned a controversial study that suggested genetically modified vegetables caused tumors in rats and some…Ratten
Australia has 96 critically endangered animal species
13 december 2012“Critically endangered” is the highest threat level that can be assigned to a wild species (lower levels are “endangered” and…Algemeen
Insecticide regulators ignoring risk to bees, say MPs
12 december 2012The safety of the world's most widely used insecticide has been questioned by a parliamentary inquiry, with MPs accusing regulators…Bijen
There is a growing body of evidence showing the relation between pesticides and negative health impacts to children
11 december 2012Due to a major policy report released last month by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the Northern New England…Mensen
EPA is underestimating the toxicity to birds and other wildlife of the neonicotinoids
10 december 2012The American Bird Conservancy (ABC), in comments submitted to EPA, stated that preliminary results of a study it is conducting…Algemeen
Severe toxic effects on various amphibian species have been reported for field-relevant application rates of different pesticides
10 december 2012Current pesticide risk assessment does not specifically consider amphibians. Amphibians in the aquatic environment (aquatic life stages or postmetamorphic aquatic…Amfibieën
Current insecticide risk assessments are insufficiently protective for grasshoppers in field margins
10 december 2012The current terrestrial risk assessment of insecticides regarding nontarget arthropods considers exclusively beneficial organisms, whereas herbivorous insects, such as grasshoppers,…Overige insecten
Smoking during pregnancy can treble the baby’s chance of developing meningitis
10 december 2012Smoking during pregnancy can treble the baby’s chance of developing meningitis, researchers warn, and children exposed to smoke from a…Mensen
