pesticide
Banned EU pesticide affects learning of honeybees but not bumblebees
Posted in Science on 11th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
Research into how both species respond to field-realistic-levels of the insecticide 'clothianidin' which was banned for use on flowering crops.
Popular pesticide hurts wild bees in major field study
Posted in Science on 24th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
Pesticide problems are just one of many problems facing pollinators; this is separate from colony collapse disorder, which has devastated honeybee populations.
Nearly 1 in 10 European Bee Species Face Extinction
Posted in Science on 22nd Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller
A stunning 84 percent of the main crops grown for human consumption in Europe require insect pollination to enhance product quality and yields.
Researchers confirm that neonicotinoid insecticides impair bee's brains and harm colonies
Posted in Science on 6th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
Research confirmed that levels of insecticides accepted to exist in agriculture cause poor performance by bee colonies.
Bees, birds may suffer from pesticides
Posted in Featured, Science on 5th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
Research is posing serious questions about whether neonicotinoids, the most common insecticides in the world, are affecting birds and bees more than previously thought.