neonicotinoids
04/30/2018
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By Tracey Watson
A new, supposedly “bee-friendly” pesticide found to impair taste, learning, memory of the critically necessary insects
Honeybees are in trouble – BIG trouble. Bee populations have been dwindling all around the globe at an alarming rate in recent years, and some species have even made it on to the endangered list. Scientists have been scrambling to find out what is causing this alarming trend, but Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, and […]
04/10/2018
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By Ethan Huff
Walmart just filed six patents for robot bees – and it sounds like an episode straight out of Black Mirror
As honeybees and other vital pollinators continue their decline into what looks like total extinction, the Walmart corporation appears to be in the process of developing artificial bee “robots” that will presumably one day be used to pollinate plants in the absence of real bees, as well as identify crop damage and even spray pesticides. […]
04/01/2018
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By Ethan Huff
Comprehensive review reveals horrifying gaps in the safety testing of pesticides
Almost every commercial pesticide product on the market today contains additives beyond just the primary active ingredients that are designed to “enhance” its potency. But these chemical adjuvants, or “inactive” ingredients, are almost never properly evaluated for safety, which new research published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health suggests is a serious public health […]
03/04/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Politicians join with conservation groups in calling on the EPA to ban bee-killing pesticides until a full scientific review is conducted
State politicians and conservation groups urged the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to hold off approval of bee-killing neonics in order to conduct a full scientific review of the pesticides involved, reported an EcoWatch article. Congressmen Earl Blumenauer and Jim McGovern recently reintroduced the Saving America’s Pollinators Act, a bill that blocks new neonicotinoid insecticides while the EPA is […]
12/04/2017
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Conventional agriculture strikes again: Analysis finds that fungicides are causing the decline in endangered bumblebee populations
A team of scientists at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York studied environmental factors to get a grasp of bumblebee population declines and range contractions. They thought they would find aggravators like changes in geography, insecticides, or land use. Instead, they were surprised by something that they didn’t even consider: fungicides. “Fungicides have been largely […]
11/27/2017
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By Janine Acero
U.K. joins the EU in their ban against bee-killing pesticides
The U.K. has now decided to join the EU-wide ban on pesticides to protect and conserve bees that are dying by the thousands because of the controversial chemicals. The U.K had previously opposed the ban, but after other members expressed their disagreement, it was finally implemented across the EU. Supporters of the pesticide ban include […]
07/24/2017
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By Isabelle Z.
DENIAL: Remember when the scientific “status quo” claimed pesticides didn’t harm honeybees? Now the evidence is undeniable
Anyone who still tries to claim that pesticides do not harm honeybees after recent study results out of Germany and France is likely trying to promote their own interests because they are clearly out of touch with reality. The new study, which was published in the Journal of Apicultural Research, leaves no doubt about the […]
07/18/2017
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By Tracey Watson
Humanity’s chemical SUICIDE confirmed: Pesticides sprayed on food crops are wiping out food pollinators, leading toward a global food collapse
The next time you sit down to a delicious meal, consider the fact that bees are responsible for every third bite you eat. Honey bees take care of about 80 percent of all pollination, with just one bee colony pollinating upwards of 300 million flowers in a single day. In fact, 70 percent of the world’s […]
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