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Chemistry World April 30, 2013 Laura Howes |
Europe to ban controversial pesticides Three neonicotinoid insecticides are to be banned from use on crops that attract bees for two years in the EU. This follows a vote by member states yesterday. |
Chemistry World February 5, 2013 Ned Stafford |
EU proposes neonicotinoid pesticide ban The European Commission has proposed suspending the use of three neonicotinoid pesticides on any agricultural crops that attract bees, populations of which have steadily declined in recent decades. |
Chemistry World May 31, 2013 Ned Stafford |
Another pesticide linked to honeybee deaths Global chemicals giant BASF is disputing a new assessment from the European Food Safety Authority warning that the insecticide fipronil poses a major risk to honeybees when used as a seed treatment for maize. |
Chemistry World April 22, 2015 Michael Gross |
Bees 'prefer' neonicotinoid-laced nectar Bees may prefer to feed on nectar contaminated with neonicotinoids, so their exposure could be higher than previously assumed. |
Chemistry World April 11, 2013 Mark Peplow |
Pesticide bee buzz needs more evidence There are opportunistic infestations that gain a foothold in hives where bees are already weakened by some other factor. Could that factor be pesticides? A growing body of scientific evidence suggests that neonicotinoid pesticides could indeed be responsible for colony collapse disorder. |
Chemistry World April 5, 2013 Rebecca Trager |
Controversial pesticides down but not out The US Environmental Protection Agency is being sued by environmental groups and beekeepers over the use of a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids. The European Food Safety Agency also issued a report highlighting several risks posed to bees. |
Chemistry World May 7, 2013 Rebecca Trager |
US moves in different direction on pesticides As the EU introduces a two-year moratorium on the use of neonicotinoid insecticides over concerns that they are decimating bee populations, the US government appears headed in a different direction. |
Chemistry World July 24, 2015 Matthew Gunther |
Controversial pesticide ban temporarily lifted in UK The UK government has temporarily lifted a ban on the use of the controversial pesticide neonicotinoids, even though there is still an EU-wide moratorium on the chemical's usage. |
Chemistry World August 30, 2013 Patrick Walter |
Syngenta takes legal action over pesticide ban Swiss agrichemical giant Syngenta is mouting a legal challenge to the European commission's decision to introduce a two-year ban on the use of thiamethoxam on bee-attracting crops. |
Chemistry World January 18, 2013 Ned Stafford |
EU food agency links pesticides to bee decline Chemical giants Bayer CropScience and Syngenta are both disputing the conclusions of a report from the European Food Safety Authority that says that bees might be at risk from neonicotinoid insecticides produced by the two companies. |
Chemistry World August 21, 2013 Rebecca Trager |
EPA pushes pesticide labels to protect bees The US Environmental Protection Agency has developed new pesticide labels that prohibit the use of some neonicotinoid products where bees are present in an effort to protect the health of pollinators. |
Chemistry World October 21, 2013 Simon Hadlington |
Neonicotinoids let virus thrive in bees Scientists in Italy believe they have found a molecular trigger by which neonicotinoid pesticides may harm colonies of honeybees. |
Chemistry World October 15, 2015 Anthony King |
Wildflowers serve as reservoir for controversial pesticides The pollen and nectar of wildflowers can contain higher levels of neonicotinoid insecticides than nearby crops, according to a new study. |
Reason January 2008 Ronald Bailey |
Buzz Kill Researchers have found an acute paralysis virus present in 96% of collapsed honeybee hives, dispelling theories of biotech crops and cell phones causing the insect's demise. |
Chemistry World February 18, 2014 Ned Stafford |
GM maize poised for approval in Europe The European commission is on the verge of authorizing a genetically modified maize for cultivation after ministers from EU member nations last week failed to muster a large enough majority to reject the crop. |
Chemistry World September 16, 2015 Rebecca Trager |
Court rejects US approval of sulfoxaflor pesticide A US federal appeals court has overturned the Environmental Protection Agency's approval of sulfoxaflor, an insecticide that acts on the same insect receptors as neonicotinoids. |
Chemistry World May 27, 2015 |
US targets neonicotinoid use in pollinator plan The White House has unveiled a strategy to promote the health of honey bees and other pollinators that aims to revisit neonicotinoid insecticide use. |
Chemistry World June 19, 2014 Ned Stafford |
EU plan to let member states decide on GM The European council of environment ministers would allow member states to go it alone and ban the cultivation of genetically modified crops. |
Chemistry World April 21, 2011 Hayley Birch |
Insecticide studies provide clues to bees' disappearance A rapid analytical technique could facilitate more extensive studies of the reasons for the worldwide decline in bee populations. Studies using the method suggest insecticides used to coat crop seeds may be partly to blame. |
Wired May 22, 2007 Greta Lorge |
Can a Tiny Microphone Save the Bees -- and the Food Supply? An entomologist at the University of Montana, has decided to wire this hive because he believes it's in the early stages of "colony collapse disorder," a syndrome that has caused the deaths of billions of bees nationwide -- and baffled scientists. |
Chemistry World June 4, 2014 Simon Hadlington |
Spider venom pesticide 'harmless to bees' A pesticide based on the venom of a spider, which is toxic to nuisance insects such as aphids and caterpillars, appears to be harmless to honeybees. |
Chemistry World August 12, 2015 Ned Stafford |
Scotland moves to ban GM crops under EU law The Scottish government has announced that it intends to ban the cultivation of GM crops approved by EU regulatory authorities within its borders. |
Chemistry World October 23, 2012 Simon Hadlington |
Multiple insecticides are bad news for bumblebees Colonies of bees were exposed to two classes of insecticide and observed for several weeks. Long-term exposure to the two insecticides had a significant impact on the colonies. |
Science News July 28, 2007 |
Science Safari: Bee All Here's a site to learn more about the important role honeybees play in plant health and agriculture. |
HHMI Bulletin Aug 2011 Sarah C.P. Williams |
The Buzz on Bee Viruses Technology designed for human viruses is helping solve a bee riddle. |
National Gardening Amy Bartlett Wright |
The Other Pollinators Many fascinating creatures do the essential work of transporting pollen. |
Chemistry World April 7, 2015 Ned Stafford |
Future of GM in Germany hangs in the balance The German government is considering a new law to ban genetic modified organism after the European parliament passed a law allowing EU states to restrict or ban the cultivation of EU-approved GM crops. |
Nutrition Action Healthletter November 2001 David Schardt |
Genetically Engineered Foods: Are They Safe? Using biotechnology to produce food has enormous potential: safer pesticides and less harm to wildlife, more nutritious foods, and greater yields to help feed the world's hungry nations. It's the risks of dicing and splicing Mother Nature that are harder to get a handle on... |