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The two stories on neonics and bees are getting some attention
For whatever reason, much more of the major media is picking up on the two studies released to the public at noon today. This link is to a Huffington Post article, by Heather Pilatic of PANNA that gives a good … Continue reading
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Thiamethoxam and honeybees
Second article, A Common Pesticide Decreases Foraging Success and Survival in Honey Bees, (pdf). Non-lethal exposure of honey bees to thiamethoxam (neonicotinoid systemic pesticide) causes high mortality due to homing failure at levels that could put a colony at risk … Continue reading
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Neonics and bumblebees
This is the first of the two papers I mentioned earlier, Neonicotinoid Pesticide Reduces Bumble Bee Colony Growth and Queen Production, (pdf). Growing evidence for declines in bee populations has caused great concern due to the valuable ecosystem services they … Continue reading
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Coming at noon …
There are two articles that will go public at noon today. Here are quotes from each: “Non-lethal exposure of honey bees to thiamethoxam (neonicotinoid systemic pesticide) causes high mortality due to homing failure at levels that could put a colony … Continue reading
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The status of the neonicotinoids is a legal matter
The legal petition calling “on EPA to suspend registration of Bayer’s controversial bee-toxic pesticide, clothianidin,” was filed today and the press release is here. I thought it read well until I got to the last paragraph. As a result of … Continue reading
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