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Pesticide regulation is at a Crossroads – Regulators must accept suggestive data when uncertainties are not resolved
27 juli 2011In 1999, French policymakers decided to limit the use of Gaucho (imidacloprid) in the face of uncertainty surrounding the risk…Bijen
Pathogens and Insecticides: A Lethal Cocktail for Honeybees
26 juli 2011Infection by Nosema ceranae, a parasite that causes Nosema disease (1), results in higher mortality among honeybees when they are…Bijen
Breeding season food limitation drives population decline of the Little Owl Athene noctua in Denmark
25 juli 2011Many farmland bird species have declined markedly in Europe in recent decades because of changes in agricultural practice. The specific…Akkervogels
Declines in Common, Widespread Butterflies in a Landscape under Intense Human Use
25 juli 2011We analyzed 16 years (1992–2007) of butterfly transect count data from The Netherlands in a reevaluation of the trends of…Vlinders
Insect extinction by urbanization: A long term study in Rome
25 juli 2011Previous studies deduced negative effects of urbanization on insect conservation from decline in species richness with increasing built-up areas. This…Overige insecten
Imidacloprid and acetamiprid detected at concentration levels up to 3.6 ppm in chestnut, shallot, ginger and tea
25 juli 2011This work reports a new sensitive multi-residue liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) method for detection, confirmation and quantification of six…Mensen
Patterns of bird species abundance in relation to granular insecticide use in the Canadian prairies
25 juli 2011We examined the possibility that granular insecticides, used intensively in the Canadian prairies to control flea beetles (Phyllotreta sp.) in…PrairievogelsWidespread declines of larger moths affects birds, bats and mammals, which depend on them
25 juli 2011In the Netherlands, 766 species of larger moths are considered native. About one-third of the species are decreasing and all…Algemeen
Depletion of arthropod fauna and in particular the decline of large arthropods on intensively used meadows
25 juli 2011We studied arthropod occurrence in fallow land, extensively used pastures, extensively used meadows (cut twice or three times a year)…Overige insecten
Historical declines in chimney swift populations are associated with dramatic changes in insect prey consumption
25 juli 2011Aerially-foraging insectivorous birds have experienced dramatic population declines in North America over the past several decades, but a dearth of…Overige insecten
In the past 40 years, Canadian swift populations have plummeted by 96%
25 juli 2011The Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica is a little, high-flying, dark grey bird whose diet consists entirely of insects caught on…Zwaluwen
Canadian Barn Swallows in Steep Decline Since 1990s
25 juli 2011Widespread and familiar, the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) is well monitored in Canada by the Breeding Bird Survey (BBS). BBS…Zwaluwen
Declines of Aerial Insectivores in North America
25 juli 2011North American birds that feed on aerial insects are experiencing widespread population declines. An analysis of the North American Breeding…Zwaluwen
1000 Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable Bird Species Are Currently in Decline
25 juli 2011Of the world’s threatened birds (n = 1,253 Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable bird species. Analysis of data held in…AlgemeenEuropean Parliament Committee calls on the Commission to impose an EU-wide ban on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides
21 juli 2011The European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety calls on the Commission to comply with the…
Decreased Functional Diversity and Biological Pest Control in Conventional Compared to Organic Crop Fields
18 juli 2011We assessed 30 triticale fields (15 organic vs. 15 conventional) and recorded vascular plants, pollinators, aphids and their predators. Further,…Bijen
Wild bees are an insect pollinator group at particular risk from insecticide use
18 juli 2011Pesticides are an important potential cause of biodiversity and pollinator decline. Little is known about the impacts of pesticides on…BijenWhite-Nose Syndrome in bats: Biologists characterize species loss as unprecedented
17 juli 2011In Jefferson County, the bat population has declined more than 50 percent during the past couple of years. White-nose syndrome,…Vleermuizen
Official Maryland Butterfly Flittering Away
17 juli 2011Naturalists like Sue Muller, a Natural Resources Technician for the Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks, have been working…VlindersThe monarch butterfly populations are in decline
17 juli 2011The monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus is one of the most beloved of insects — “the Bambi of the insect world,”…Vlinders
Sir David Attenborough: ‘Summer would not be summer without butterflies’
17 juli 2011As president of the Dorset-based Butterfly Conservation charity, Sir David is a keen lepidopterist. “Butterflies are one of the stars…Vlinders
Dutch study confirms that insect numbers have plummeted over the last 30 years
16 juli 2011Biologists at Wageningen University in the Netherlands enlisted the help of 250 drivers for a "splash teller" study. Each motorist…Overige insecten
A developmental neurotoxicity study with imidacloprid in rats revealed changes in dimensions of brain structures
15 juli 2011Developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) studies are designed to investigate whether pre- or post-natal exposure to a toxicant affects neural development. Imidacloprid…Ratten
Jeffrey Gibbs: To Australian Beekeepers from an Australian Beekeeper
12 juli 2011Almost all Australian Commercial Beekeepers can recall cleaning moths from truck windscreens when shifting bees and chasing honey flows. On…Bijen
