The insecticide chlorpyrifos is not just highly toxic to developing human foetuses. A new study finds that it also damages the memory and learning ability of Forager bees even at very low doses, threatening the survival of this important pollinator.
… the behavioral ecology and communication of foraging bees, chlorpyrifos, even in sublethal … the behavioral ecology and communication of foraging bees, chlorpyrifos, even in sublethal …
Intensification of farming and subsequent decline in food sources rather than pesticides or disease seen as biggest threat to honey bees
Loss of forage biggest long-term threat to bees The Ecologist | 8th January 2010 News Honey Bees Bees Food And Farming Pesticides bees.jpg Intensification of farming and subsequent decline in food …
Neonicotinoid pesticides are killing our honeybees. Sign the Soil Association petition to help get it banned. Then take part in Twitter's 'Tweehive' - starting on 14th July
… impair bees' communication, homing and foraging ability, flight activity, ability to … treasure hunt game on Twitter which includes ‘foraging' for pollen and nectar counter …
New research encouraging gardeners to increase bumblebee populations by planting flowers could be undermined by the use of weedkillers and pesticides, Bumblebee Conservation Trust (BBCT) warns
… open the plant’s closed flower. By analysing foraging patterns, the study found that plants …
Sign the petition to ban neonicotinoids in the UK and help safeguard Britain's threatened bee population
TAKE ACTION to protect Britain's bees Matilda Lee | 5th July 2011 Activism Wildlife Gardening Bees Neonicotinoids Pesticides Neal's Yard Remedies Agriculture Sam Roddick Make A Difference Food And …
Widespread use of insecticides affecting bee populations but also causing decline in numbers of birds, butterflies and moths, warns Dutch toxicologist
Controversial pesticides linked to 'total ecological collapse' of insects and birds Dearbhla Crosse Tom Levitt | 16th November 2010 News Pesticides Bees Birds Ecology Natural World Food And Farming …
Beekeepers' group ends commercial relationship with pesticide manufacturer whose product killed bees
British Beekeepers' Association to stop endorsing bee-killing pesticides Alison Benjamin guardian society editor | 17th November 2010 News Bees Food And Farming Pesticides Chemicals beekeeper.jpg The …
Previous calls to ban neonicotinoids have been turned down by the UK government because of lack of evidence
Renewed call for pesticide ban to protect bees The Ecologist | 14th September 2009 News Bees Pesticides Neonicotinoids Food And Farming Natural World beequeen,-nz,-dave-goulson.jpg Conservationists …
Researchers from the Imperial College London scanned the brains of bees exposed to imidacloprid.
Pesticides attack baby bee brains Nilima Marshall | 10th March 2020 News Biodiversity Bees Pesticides Science & Systems 23193126-1.jpg Researchers from the Imperial College London scanned the brains …
The EPA's release of an internal memorandum last month showing the increasing use of the cancer-linked weedkiller glyphosate looked like a welcome opening up of information to the public, writes Carey Gillam. But then it was suddenly withdrawn, along with other related documents - though not before she grabbed her copy and reviewed the scale and scope of glyphosate usage.
Withdrawn: the EPA's memo on the increasing use of glyphosate on food crops Carey Gillam USRTK | 10th May 2016 Comment Food Farming Regulation Pesticides Health USA almond-blossom-cut.jpg The EPA's …
Recent reports of catastrophic declines in bee populations have had scientists buzzing around looking for a plausible explanation. Is it mites? Is it GM crops? Is it mobile phones or habitat loss? It's all of these things, says Pat Thomas, but it's also so much more than that.
Give Bees a chance Pat Thomas | 11th February 2008 News Bees Crops Diversity Colony Collapse Disorder Intensive Farming Gm Pesticides Electromagnetic Fields Parasites Varroa Diversity Farming Food …
Antibiotics used to protect them from bacterial illnesses ravaging hives are making them die from commonly used pesticides, some of which are used to ward-off bee-killing parasites. Matthew Thompson reports.
… encounter a diverse array of pesticides when foraging and because more than 120 different …
An ordinary arable field in Sussex is sprayed with pesticides 22 times over a single growing season. Dave Goulson wonders how the bees can survive this toxic onslaught - and exactly who benefits.
… was a late year), and will be crawling with foraging bumblebees, hoverflies and other …
A decade ago, soya was being hailed as a superfood but in recent years, numerous issues surrounding deforestation and its impact on health have come to light
… the green choice? GREEN LIVING The A to Z of foraging Fed up of paying a premium for …
Replacing the pollination of food crops that the UK's bees perform for free would cost £1.8bn. With hard data now linking pesticides to bees' rapid decline, there is no excuse for inaction, says Damian Carrington
… initially healthy, were placed in a natural foraging environment and that the doses of the …
Neonicotinoid chemicals used as chemicals came under European Union restrictions five years ago - but our cities' bees are still being bombarded, writes BRENDAN MONTAGUE
… new queens, as well as detrimental impacts on foraging and navigation, immunity and worker …
Endosulfan is the pesticide of choice for farmers in rural India trying to control insects threatening cashew nut and other crops - but the chemical can have devastating health impacts
Revealed: the child victims of pesticide poisoning in India Peter Caton Beatriz Lopez | 4th January 2012 News Health Pesticides India Food And Farming Endosulfan 360x480.jpg Endosulfan is the …