Boston, MA — Two widely used neonicotinoids—a class of insecticide—appear to significantly harm honey bee colonies over the winter, particularly during colder winters, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). The study replicated a 2012… Read More ›
Neonicotinoid
Death knell for nerve agent pesticides in move to save bees
European Food Safety Authority states that neonicotinoid use acceptable ‘only…on crops not attractive to honey bees’ Charlie Cooper Wednesday, 16 January 2013 European safety regulators have finally moved against nerve-agent insecticides blamed for a worldwide decline in bee populations, significantly… Read More ›
Researchers: Honeybee deaths linked to seed insecticide exposure
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Honeybee populations have been in serious decline for years, and Purdue University scientists may have identified one of the factors that cause bee deaths around agricultural fields. Analyses of bees found dead in and around hives… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 