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Pesticides can initiate the progression of Parkinson’s disease
10 december 2012Pathological studies on Parkinson's disease (PD) patients suggest that PD pathology progresses from the enteric nervous system (ENS) and the…Mensen
The Orwellian Nightmare: Bayer CropScience to build bee care center in Research Triangle Park
8 december 2012Bayer CropScience is planning to break ground in February on a bee care center in the Research Triangle Park where…Bijen
Two icons of Christmas are telling us that wildlife is in crisis
7 december 2012For at least 200 years it has been a yuletide staple, but the traditional world of the popular carol The…Akkervogels
Abnormality in biogenic amines-mediated neuronal signaling impairs olfactory learning and memory
7 december 2012In this overview, I discuss colony collapse disorder (CCD), biogenic amines-based-pesticides (neonicotinoids and formamidines), and their disruptive effects on biogenic…Bijen
Syngenta questions committee approach on neonicotinoids
7 december 2012Representatives from Syngenta and Bayer CropScience were questioned by the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee last week as it…Bijen
Soil sorption characteristics of imidacloprid in different Croatian regions
6 december 2012In Croatia, imidacloprid is increasingly used in olive growing areas against the olive fruit fly. Experiments were conducted to examine…
Paracelsus got it wrong
6 december 2012The contemporary interpretation of Paracelsus's famous declaration “the dose makes the poison”, for which he is often called the father…
The FOCUS modeling approach is not protective for insecticide concentrations in the field
6 december 2012The FOrum for the Co-ordination of pesticide fate models and their USe (FOCUS) exposure models are used to predict the…
Dutch documentary investigates the link between the use of a new insecticide, Imidacloprid, and the rise of bee mortality
5 december 2012Of all European countries, the Netherlands has the greatest bee mortality. Conservationists are very concerned about the impact this has…Bijen
Bats recovering from white-nose syndrome (WNS) show evidence of IRIS, a condition that is experienced by HIV-AIDS patients
27 november 2012According to a hypothesis proposed by the U.S. Geological Survey and collaborators at National Institutes of Health, bats recovering from…Mensen
Bees and butterflies in mysterious decline
26 november 2012It's not just domesticated bees that are in trouble. Many wild pollinators -- from the rusty patch bumblebee to the…Bijen
Small doses of neurotoxins can drastically impair the learning process in children
25 november 2012Children are far more susceptible to chemicals and pollutants than adults and the increased rate of childhood illnesses is cause…Mensen
A link between the pesticides, rotenone and paraquat, and Parkinson’s disease
25 november 2012The study, “Traumatic brain injury, paraquat exposure, and their relationship to Parkinson disease,” published in the journal Neurology surveyed more…Mensen
Florida grasshopper sparrow might go extinct in as little as two years
24 november 2012Fearing that the Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) might go extinct in as little as two years, wildlife advocates…Prairievogels
Experts have expressed concern about the dramatic decline of birds in Lancashire
23 november 2012New figures show that the number of house sparrows (Passer domesticus) in the region has fallen by 50 per cent…Algemeen
A virus that can kill great tits was brought into the UK by insects, scientists believe
23 november 2012The disease was first found in south-east England in 2006, but has spread rapidly around the country. It causes large…Bosvogels
Since 1966, the UK has been losing individual birds at a rate of one million birds every year, according to a report published 19 Nov 2012
23 november 2012These shocking statistics are contained in the State of UK’s Birds 2012. Published by a coalition of conservation organisations, it…Algemeen
Defra is coming under increasing criticism for not adopting a precautionary approach towards neonicotinoid insecticides
23 november 2012The Environment Secretary Owen Paterson is examining the possibility of banning the controversial nerve-agent pesticides increasingly implicated in the decline…Bijen
Britain needs to think more about the birds and the bees
23 november 2012It was disheartening to read Caroline Davies's article about the decline in British birds (Report, 19 November) without any comment…Algemeen
Chris Clayton: When are our politicians and decision-makers going to see that we are putting the whole eco-system and human health at risk?
19 november 2012REGARDING crop pesticides which kill bees, a recent report by Dutch toxicologist Henk Tennekes found a strong likelihood that neonicotinoid…Mensen
Fifth of British birds vanish in just 50 years
19 november 2012Some 44 million breeding birds have been lost from Britain since 1966, and many species are facing a bleak future.…Algemeen
Environmental Audit Committee: Insects and Insecticides
17 november 2012The Environmental Audit Committee held its first and second public evidence hearings of its inquiry, Insects and Insecticides. In the…Bijen
Safe until proven toxic?
17 november 2012This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, the book responsible for the onset…MensenAdvocacy group files FOIAs seeking EPA reports on bee kills
16 november 2012The Center for Food Safety last week asked EPA in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to release all…Bijen
