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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CATCH THE BUZZ – Long Term Exposure to Common Pesticide Damages Honey Bee’s Ability to Fly.
By University of California – San Diego A honey bee (Apis mellifera) is harnessed for study on a flight mill in biology professor James…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Pesticides And Poor Nutrition Combined Are A 1, 2 Punch For Honey Bees Says Univ. Study, But Just Pesticides OK, Says EPA.
To measure energy levels in honey bees, researchers extracted their “blood” (hemolymph) using a microcapillary tube. Credit: Riccardo Cabbri The combined effects…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Neonic pesticides threaten wild bees’ spring breeding, study finds
University of Guelph Credit: Dara Stanley Neonicotinoid pesticides hinder wild queen bumblebee’s reproductive success, according to a new University of Guelph study. The study…
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