UK Approval of Thiamethoxam
The UK government has approved a bee-threatening pesticide (Neo-Nic, thiamethoxam) in a potential breach of environmental law The UK government has recently approved the…
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Rhode Island Would Restrict the Use of Pesticides Linked to Pollinator Deaths
PROVIDENCE — Local pollinators may receive a big boost this spring, thanks to newly introduced legislation in the General Assembly that seeks to…
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Neonic Soil Treatment Hurts Ground Nesting Bees
Neonic soil treatment hurts ground-nesting bees, 1st of its kind study finds ‘The extent of it was quite surprising. Shocking,’ says research Susan Chan…
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We are Inadvertently Damaging Honey Bees
We Are Inadvertently Damaging Honey bees in The U.S. By: Paul Driessen The honeybees, bumblebees and other little pollinators swarming over my flowers remind…
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The Voice Of The South: Neonicotinoids
by Jeff Harris The use of a class of systemic insecticides called neonicotinoids remains a highly controversial issue for the general public, beekeepers and…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ: Sulfoxaflor’s Day In Court
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled today to hear oral arguments in a case that beekeepers say could shape the future…
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CATCH THE BUZZ: EPA Unlikely To Approve New Uses of Neonics
EPA Announces It Is Unlikely to Approve New Outdoor Neonicotinoid Pesticide Uses As part of EPA’s ongoing effort to protect pollinators, the Agency has…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ: Penn State: Neonic Use Increasing
The use of neonicotinoids increased dramatically in the mid-2000s and was driven almost entirely by the use of corn and soybean seeds treated with…
Read MoreEPA: Neonic Decision in 2, maybe 3 years
Still two, maybe three years for decision after seven years of study From eenews.net U.S. EPA will make a decision on how to regulate neonicotinoids…
Read MoreEPA: Neonic Decision in 2, maybe 3 years
Still two, maybe three years for decision after seven years of study The U.S. EPA will make a decision on how to regulate neonicotinoids…
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