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The bird people weigh in on pesticides and bird decline
Finally the bird people weigh in on pesticides and bird decline, even the editorial page of the New York Times which published Toxic Threats to Grassland Birds on Monday. Their conclusion “that, in fact, pesticides were four times more likely … Continue reading
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The impact of sulfoxaflor
On Wednesday, February 27 June Stoyer and I will interview Dr. Susan Kegley, principal and founder of the Pesticide Research Institute, on Sulfoxaflor, another systemic pesticide the EPA is proposing to release under a conditional registration with many serious questions unaswered. … Continue reading
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Are U.S. beekeepers too emotional?
Jeff Anderson is a Minnesota beekeeper with nearly 40 years of experience. His bees are in Minnesota in the summer for honey production and in California in the winter for almond pollination. For beekeepers with 1 or 2 colonies it … Continue reading
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Lack of bees threatens almond crop
Here it comes. “Valley agriculture is facing a shortage of bees; up to half of the nation’s honey bee population has died off over the winter.” – KFSN, Fresno, Cailfornia
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As expected, sulfoxaflor has surfaced again
In June of 2012 beekeepers learned that a Section 18 had been granted by the EPA for use of a product called sulfoxaflor on cotton. A Section 18 allows the use of an unregistered product. This came as a complete … Continue reading
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