Keyword: BEE

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Two US States to Rein in Neonic Pesticides

31.08.2016 - As the US agriculture sector awaits a final opinion from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the threat to bee populations from neonicotinoid-based pesticides (neonics)...

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Neonics Said to Cut Bee Sperm by 40%

29.07.2016 - A new study of male honeybees (drones) conducted by a doctoral candidate at the University of Bern, Switzerland, shows that two neonicotinoid insecticides, thiamethoxam and...

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US Environment Agency May Restrict Some Neonic Use

15.04.2015 - The US is moving more closely into line with Europe in restricting the use of neonicotinoid-based insecticides suspected of posing risks to bee populations. Faced with mounting...