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The European ombudsman has rejected claims that the EU executive has failed to take action to stop bees from extinction
12 oktober 2012The European ombudsman has rejected claims that the EU executive has failed to take action to stop bees from extinction,…Bijen
Smart plant choices save bugs and birds
11 oktober 2012Doug Tallamy, professor and chair of the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware and author…Algemeen
Are frogs on the brink of extinction?
11 oktober 2012It's a rare thing to witness the extinction of an entire class of animal. We weren't around to see the…Amfibieën
An entire generation of children will not reach its full potential
11 oktober 2012Learning disabilities, childhood cancer and asthma are on the rise in the United States. And a new report out today…Mensen
The impact of pesticides on children’s health
10 oktober 2012This report reviews dozens of recent studies that examine the impact of pesticides on children’s health. Our analysis reveals the…Mensen
EFSA external report on toxicity of pesticides to aquatic and terrestrial life stages of amphibians
9 oktober 2012The aim of this study was to provide EFSA with information relating to assessment of the risk to amphibians posed…Amfibieën
Developmental Immunotoxicity of Imidacloprid in Wistar Rats
9 oktober 2012Human exposure to imidacloprid is likely to occur during its use as an acaricide or an ectoparasiticide. Accordingly, the developmental…Mensen
Atrazine acts as an immune disruptor at the same effective doses that it disrupts the endocrine system
5 oktober 2012Atrazine, the most widely used herbicide in the United States, has been shown in several studies to be an endocrine…Amfibieën
Exposure to pesticides can cause suppressive immune changes in adult frogs and is doing so in wild populations
5 oktober 2012An injection study and a field study were used to investigate the hypothesis that environmental xenobiotics have the potential to…Amfibieën
Immune functions of toads from pesticide-contaminated sites of Bermuda are significantly altered, which may contribute to the decline in their population
5 oktober 2012Recently, a decrease in the populations of marine toads (Bufo marinus) and whistling frogs (Eleutherodactylus johnstonei and E. gossei) has…Amfibieën
EFSA publishes initial review on GM maize and herbicide study
4 oktober 2012The European Food Safety Authority has concluded that a recent paper raising concerns about the potential toxicity of genetically modified…
WIDESPREAD DECLINES OF AMERICAN KESTRELS IN NORTH AMERICA
3 oktober 2012We analyzed migration counts of American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) at 20 autumn migration hawkwatch sites throughout North America to estimate…Akkervogels
Question about Clothianidin and Thiamethoxam (for written answer) to the Commission by Sir Graham Watson
2 oktober 2012The Commission will be aware of the public’s concern about neonicotinoid pesticides. Two neonicotinoids, Clothianidin and Thiamethoxam, were recognised as…
EFSA’s bias on bee decline and pesticides
30 september 2012EFSA has asked Helen Thompson from the British Food Agency to write a report on interactions between pesticides and other…Bijen
Dartford warbler in decline
29 september 2012An iconic bird of the Hampshire heathland has seen a dramatic decline in its numbers over the past few years.…Heidevogels
Russia has suspended the import and use of an American GM corn
27 september 2012Russia has suspended the import and use of an American GM corn following a study suggesting a link to breast…
Environmental Audit Committee launches inquiry into Insects and Insecticides
26 september 2012The Committee has launched a new inquiry into the impact of insecticides on bees and other insects. On 18 September,…Bijen
Organic Farming Can Feed The World, Study Suggests
26 september 2012Organic farming can yield up to three times as much food as conventional farming on the same amount of land—according…
Bobwhite quail a vanishing breed in Texas
24 september 2012Range-wide, bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) have declined an estimated 80 percent over the past 40 years, said Don McKenzie, director of…Akkervogels
Henk Tennekes lecture at 12th International Fresenius Ecotox Conference on Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecotoxicology and Risk Management in Mainz, Germany
22 september 2012This year, the conference by Akademie Fresenius for the agrochemical industry focussing on EU regulation (EC) 1107/2009 about the placing…BijenResponse by Henry et al. to Comment by Cresswell and Thompson on “A Common Pesticide Decreases Foraging Success and Survival in Honey Bees”
21 september 2012Cresswell and Thompson have suggested an elegant way to improve honey bee colony simulations when forecasting the fate of colonies…Bijen
Dr James Cresswell of the University of Exeter: ‘Pesticides not yet proven guilty of causing honeybee declines’
20 september 2012British scientists have shot down a study on declining honeybee populations that triggered a French ban on a pesticide (Cruiser)…Bijen
GM foods cause cancer in chronic rat study and may behave likewise in humans
20 september 2012Rats fed a lifelong diet of one of the bestselling strains of genetically modified corn suffered tumours and multiple organ…MensenLawmaker Challenges EPA Over Pesticide Linked To Bee Deaths
19 september 2012A senior Democratic lawmaker on Wednesday questioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision not to suspend use of an insecticide…Bijen
