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Research Shows Imidacloprid Depresses Honey Bee Feeding and Communication
20 juni 2012Biologists at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) have discovered that a small dose of the commonly used…Bijen
Imidacloprid-Induced Impairment of Mushroom Bodies and Behavior of the Native Stingless Bee
19 juni 2012Native stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponinae) are key pollinators in neotropical areas and are threatened with extinction due to deforestation…Bijen
Canada Re-evaluates Registration of Some Neonicotinoid Insecticides
19 juni 2012The Health Canada Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) today announced that the agency is initiating a re-evaluation of Canada’s registration…Bijen
Pesticide authorisation procedures fail to adequately protect biodiversity in rivers
12 juni 2012Before a pesticide is allowed to go on sale, it has to pass a standard EU authorisation process. However, the…Overige insecten
Low breeding success in the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in England is related to food shortage
10 juni 2012The breeding success of Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers Dendrocopos minor is now lower in England than found in studies elsewhere in…Bosvogels
Short and long term side-effects on honeybees of imidacloprid in apple orchards
10 juni 2012In order to evaluate the side effect of neonicotinoids on honey bees, two areas of apple orchards were selected in…Bijen
Using video-tracking to assess sublethal effects of pesticides on honey bees (Apis mellifera L.)
10 juni 2012The video-tracking system EthoVisionXT (Noldus Information Technologies) was used to measure the effects of sublethal exposure to tau-fluvalinate and imidacloprid…Bijen
Compatibility of Two Systemic Neonicotinoids, Imidacloprid and Thiamethoxam, With Various Natural Enemies of Agricultural Pests
10 juni 2012Two systemic neonicotinoids, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam, are widely used for residual control of several insect pests in cotton (Gossypium spp.),…Overige insecten
EFSA was forced to review the effects of pesticides on bee health and has now proposed a major overhaul
7 juni 2012Two articles published recently in the journal Science have shown that low levels of neonicotinoid pesticides can significantly affect bee…Bijen
Positive relationship between national wheat yields and the numbers of rare, threatened or recently extinct arable plant species in Europe
7 juni 2012The impact of crop management and agricultural land use on the threat status of plants adapted to arable habitats was…Planten
Alyn Smith MEP: Pesticides could be killing bee colonies
6 juni 2012A number of potential causes for CCD have been put forward, such as the varroa destructor mite, the presence of…Bijen
Reduced pesticide toxicity and increased woody vegetation cover account for enhanced native bird densities in organic orchards
6 juni 2012Organic farming is often promoted as a solution for counteracting the adverse impacts of agricultural intensification on biodiversity. However, it…Algemeen
Staggering Biodiversity Loss in the Garden of England During the 20th Century
6 juni 2012Kent is one the UK’s most wildlife-rich counties, a result of its varied geology, long coastline, landscape history, southerly location…Algemeen
Last flight of Europe’s farmland birds
3 juni 2012They have entranced generations with the beauty of their songs and glimpses of their plumage. But today the sound of…Akkervogels
Clothianidin found in dead bees in southwestern Ontario
3 juni 2012The ongoing investigation into honeybee deaths that struck hives across southwestern Ontario this spring has turned up a pesticide used…Bijen
French Ministry of Agriculture has decided to ban the pesticide Cruiser
2 juni 2012France said it plans to ban a pesticide made by Swiss agro-chemical group Syngenta that is widely used to treat…Bijen
EFSA: Further data would be necessary before drawing a definite conclusion on the behavioural effects regarding sub-lethal exposure of foragers exposed to actual doses of neonicotinoids
1 juni 2012The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has performed a comparison between the doses of several neonicotinoids tested in the studies…Bijen
Linda S. Birnbaum (Director, NIEHS & NTP): Evaluating Low-Dose Effects of Environmental Chemicals
1 juni 2012Around the world, large-scale biomonitoring programs have provided extensive information about human exposure to a large number of environmental chemicals.…Mensen
EFSA has published a review of the risks posed by pesticides to honey bees, bumble bees and solitary bees
29 mei 2012The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a review of the risks posed by pesticides to honey bees, bumble…Bijen
EU response to bee death pesticide link questioned
24 april 2012The European Union's top watchdog launched an investigation into whether the EU's executive has taken sufficient account of new scientific…Bijen
Without insects, our world would be a very different place
16 april 2012Imagine for a moment, a world without insects... "Wonderful!", you say, "Finally I can explore the great outdoors unbothered by…Bijen
The toxic landscape – is it possible to lay down such a barrage of poisons on the surface of the earth without making it unfit for all life?
12 april 2012In “Silent Spring”, Rachel Carson gave society a warning about the dangers of organochlorine insecticides such as DDT or dieldrin:…Bijen
Imidacloprid movement in soils and impacts on soil microarthropods in southern Appalachian eastern hemlock stands
12 april 2012Imidacloprid is a systemic insecticide effective in controlling the exotic pest Adelges tsugae (hemlock woolly adelgid) in eastern hemlock (Tsuga…BosvogelsBee-lieve the Growing Buzz About Harm From Neonicotinoids
10 april 2012Back in December 2010, we noted the mounting evidence in the case against the safe use of neonicotinoid pesticides, and…Bijen
