Bee-killing insecticides will face a near total ban in Europe following a vote by member states in favour of proposals by the European Commission. The UK government supported the ban, which it says it will maintain after Brexit. CATHERINE EARLY reports
Campaigners rejoice European Union neonicotinoid ban Catherine Early | 30th April 2018 News Bees Pesticides EU Farming Food And Farming bee_on_blossomcgreenpeace.jpg Bee-killing insecticides will …
A temporary ban on neonicotinoid insecticides comes into effect across the EU this weekend. Dave Goulson argues that far deeper, structural changes are needed to create a countryside fit for bees and other wildlife.
… also still be sprayed in private gardens and horticulture, because the moratorium only …
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 …
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.
Revealed: the chemical blitz of pesticides in our fields Dave Goulson | 30th January 2014 Comment Food Farming Natural World Bees Pesticides crop-spray-england.png An ordinary arable field in Sussex …