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Thursday, May 26, 2022
Environmental groups seeking regulation of pesticide-coated seeds have gone to court again on the matter, seeking an order requiring EPA to directly address the issue.
The overwhelming majority of federally threatened and endangered species are likely to be “adversely affected” by three commonly used neonicotinoid insecticides, the Environmental Protection Agency said in draft assessments that were met with immediate criticism from grower groups.
Using a pollen-sized microparticle that contained a certain enzyme, a group of scientists were able to create an “antidote” to organophosphate-based insecticides, according to a Cornell University release.
A new UC Davis study shows the combined threats of food loss and pesticide use reduced blue orchard bee reproduction by 57% and produced fewer female offspring when reproduction did happen.
Can you grow more fruits and nuts without bees? For several years, researchers have been trying to perfect the art of artificial pollination, providing an alternative to bees.
WASHINGTON, August 9, 2017 - The U.S. Postal Service is selling a new set of Forever stamps to promote the vital role pollinators play in sustaining agriculture.
UNITED KINGDOM, July 5, 2017 - A large, field-scale study that examined the effects of two widely used neonicotinoid insecticides on bees in three European countries has produced mixed results, which are being interpreted in starkly different ways.
WASHINGTON, June 21, 2017 - No single factor is behind the decline in honey bee health, a leading researcher said at presentations in Washington, D.C., Monday, the start of the officially designated National Pollinator Week.
