CATCH THE BUZZ – EPA Proposal Would Shrink Buffer Zones Around Farm Pesticides.
By: Chuck Abbott , Successful Farming In the name of making safety regulations easier to implement, the EPA proposed on Thursday to reduce the size of…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Surprise! Pesticide Companies Leverage Regulations for Financial Gains.
Egan Jimenez -Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs PRINCETON, N.J.–Pesticides are present in many food products and play a central…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Rachel Carson had it right the first time. These pesticides kill both the birds and the bees. It’s Silent Spring, Again
Bird populations in the United States and Canada have plunged 29% – almost three billion birds – since 1970, signaling a major ecological crisis….
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Bees are Dropping Dead in Brazil and Sending a Message to Humans. Pesticide Use in Brazil Sparks Concern Among Environmentalists.
By Bruce Douglas and Tatiana Freitas Death came swiftly for Aldo Machado’s honey bees. Less than 48 hours after the first apis mellifera showed…
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Movement of Pesticides into Flowers, Nectar and Pollen Patterns of Pesticide Use Affect Pollinators Beekeeping Business Uses Every Bit of the Bees, the Land…
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Honeydew Exposes Beneficial Insects To Deadly Insecticides. Adjuvants Not As Benign As Previously Thought Verges Provide A Vital Refuge For Pollinators According to a…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Scientists Say Agriculture is Good for Honey Bees, at Least in Tennessee.
By: Ginger Rowsey, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture In a recent study, researchers with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture found the…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Permits are Granted Without Considering Safe Alternatives for Hazardous Pesticides Such as Chlorpyrifos, or How Pesticides May Interact With One Another.
Mark Weller – Californians for Pesticide Reform Sacramento, CA: California’s agricultural Commissioners failed to comply with state law requiring them not to issue permits…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Male and Female Bees Have Different Reactions to Pesticide Exposure.
Beyond Pesticides Research is beginning to explain how systemic neonicotinoid insecticides affect often overlooked species of ground nesting bees. While much of the current…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Discovering the Critical Role of the Honey Bee Gut Microbiome in Health and Defense Against Parasites.
Image: Image of a queen honey bee and colony. Photo courtesy of Richard Fell. Credit: Richard Fell, Professor Emeritus at Virginia Tech Researchers from…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – If You Pollinate Almonds, Ask and Ask Again About These Pests In Your Orchard. Your Bees Will Live Longer.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The Navel Orangeworm Caterpillar Works with a Fungus to Overcome Plant Chemical Defenses, a New Study Finds. Photo By:…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – How Much Poison Is In Your Home? And Where Does It Come From? Outside!!
ITHACA, N.Y. – Despite the existence of chemical-free methods to eradicate pests, Americans use more than a billion pounds of pesticides per year. These…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Seeing Pesticides Spread Through Insect Bodies.
Osaka University IMAGE: IMIDACLOPRID DISTRIBUTION (TARGET M/Z211.07) IN (A) IMIDACLOPRID-DOSED FLIES AND (B) BLANK CONTROL FLIES. THE MATRIX WAS 2,5-DIHYDROXYBENZOIC ACID AND THE MEASUREMENT PITCH WAS…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Millions of Dead Bees Devastate Mexican Beekeepers’ Business
CANCUN, Mexico – The death of millions of bees in the apiaries of the La Candelaria commons, in the heart of the Maya area…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – The More of Some Pesticides Bees Eat, The More They Like Them.
Imperial College London Bumblebees acquire a taste for pesticide-laced food as they become more exposed to it, a behaviour showing possible symptoms of addiction….
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Millions of Dead Bees Devastate Mexican Beekeepers’ Business
CANCUN, Mexico – The death of millions of bees in the apiaries of the La Candelaria commons, in the heart of the Maya area…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – New Restrictions will Require California Growers to Modify when and where Neonics are Applied.
Geoffrey Mohan, the Los Angeles Times California farmers could face more restrictions on how they combat crop-eating insects after a state report concluded…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Pesticides Used In Crop Protection Have A Significant Negative Impact On Learning And Memory In Bees.
A large-scale study has drawn together the findings of a decade of agrochemical research to confirm that pesticides used in crop protection have a…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – US Federal Court Urged to Order Ban of Chlorpyrifos
A federal court will determine if the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should be ordered to ban a pesticide linked to brain damage in children….
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Pesticides Used in Crop Protection Have a Significant Negative Impact on the Learning and Memory Abilities of Bees.
British Ecological Society. Materials provided by British Ecological Society. Original written by Sabrina Weiss. Credit: Harry Siviter, Royal Holloway, University of London PhD student…
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