New Greenpeace Study: Neonicotinoids BIGGER Threat On Planet Than Imagined
According to latest reports, exposure to neonicotinoid-treated flowering crops has been shown to have significant negative effects on much more than free flying wild bees.
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Systemic Pesticides Are The New DDT. Now What?
eonicotinoids are the most widely used class of insecticides in the world. But like DDT, the infamous insecticide of the 1970s, evidence illustrates these neurotoxins are harming birds, bees, and our entire planet.
EPA Finally Issues Bee Pesticide Moratorium: But Is It Enough?
It took only a decade for the agency in charge of protecting our environment to make a stand against the systemic pesticides killing bees. Now what? Is it all part of their Kabuki dance with the chemical companies.
Harvard Study Says Neonicotinoids Cause CCD
Perhaps the latest study from Harvard will finally sound the gong on systemic pesticides: Neonicotinoids are proven to kill honeybees.
Are Flowers, Ornamentals Why The Bees Are Dying?
Could pesticides in imported houseplants explain why bees are dying in Europe? Read the results of a Greenpeace study on EU garden flowers.
Systemic Insecticides: A Disaster In The Making
Systemic pesticides threaten to bring global agriculture to a standstill. Bees, the planet’s No. 1 insect pollinators, are dying at an alarming rate. In parts of China, farmers are already forced to pollinate by hand.
Above The Fold: EPA, Protect Bees!
Inaction? Intransigence? Negligence? Whatever the right word, we’re reminded that the U.S. is behind the curve when it comes to protecting bees.
Bayer’s Bee Care Program Just A Front?
Bayer’s systemic nicotine-based pesticides are one of the main culprits behind Colony Collapse Disorder. So what does the company do? Launch a million dollar bee “research” institute to keep the public from the truth.
Will California Save the Bees?
The time has come to take a stand against the systemic pesticides that are killing bees. From the front lines, Paul Towers, of Pesticides Action Network, makes a clear case and asks The Golden State to step forward and be the change.
No Honey, More Problems: A ‘Catastrophic’ Year For Bee Colonies
Freezing temperatures, killer parasites, toxic chemicals: The plight of honey bees is getting worse in many parts of the world.
Genetically Modified Organisms And Bees
Is Monsanto really investing in bee health? Or is this another example of man making money off the backs of our bees?
EPA Approves New Pesticide Highly Toxic To Bees
The EPA just approved the use of the new insecticide sulfoxaflor, which the agency itself admits is highly toxic to honeybees.