14.01.2016
- After slamming the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for overestimating the impact of neonicotinoid-based (neonic) pesticides on bee populations in the first of its proposed...
11.01.2016
- Bayer CropScience has criticized the findings of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s report on neonicotinoids that suggest a connection between the pesticide ingredients and...
06.05.2015
- Predators are stalking not only Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant, but also agrochemicals giant Syngenta. Following a report by news agency Bloomberg that US rival...
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...
29.10.2014
- The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting public comment on a proposal to remove 72 chemicals from its list of substances approved for use as inert ingredients in...
31.07.2014
- Neonicotinoids (neonics), the pesticides temporarily banned in Europe in crops attractive to bees, have been found commonly in streams throughout the US Midwest, according to a new...
14.07.2014
- Bayer CropScience is seeking approval from the EU's Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD) for use of its foliar neonicotinoid insecticide Biscaya in niche applications this autumn...
24.06.2014
- The US Environmental Protection Agency is considering an emergency request by Texas regulators to allow cotton farmers to deploy a controversial herbicide, marking a new front in...