Mother Nature Network So-called Bt Corn, which expresses the toxin produced by the organism Bacillus thuringiensis , was first marketed in 1996 to protect crops from pests like corn rootworm and corn borer. By 2000, it was clear that Monarch butterflies were being impacted ... and more »
The SunBreak Though the EU just voted to “restrict the use of imidacloprid and clothianidin , made by Germany's Bayer, and thiamethoxam, made by the Swiss company, Syng...
RedOrbit The European Commission said it would be adopting a proposal to restrict the use of three pesticides belonging to the nenicotinoid family; including clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiametoxam. An Appeal Committee voted on April 29, 2013 and failed to ...
Reuters Blogs (blog) In another study by scientists at Purdue University, bees exposed to the neonics clothianidin and thiamethoxam either died, or exhibited uncoordin...
Raw Story The insecticides — imidacloprid and clothianidin produced by Bayer, and thiamethoxam by Syngenta — are used to treat seeds, and are applied to the soil or sp...
Jefferson Post With massive decreases in the honey bee population linked to certain pesticides, gardeners who want to avoid using them should avoid anything with active ingredients clothianidin , imidacloprid or thiametoxam, Birdsell said. These belong to the class of ...
Western Farm Press Meanwhile, the European Commission said it will proceed with a moratorium in the European Union (EU) on three widely used neonicotinoids - clothianidin , imidacloprid and thiamethoxam - alleged to cause bee colony decline, despite the failure by EU ...
Telegraph.co.uk The ban will apply to three neonicotinoids ( clothianidin , imidacloprid and thiametoxam) for seed treatment, soil application (granules) and foliar treatment on bee-attractive plants.” So which products are affected, I can hear you murmuring… Provado ...
Tribune-Review Last week, the European Commission, governing body of the 27-nation European Union, announced a two-year ban will begin in December on the use of pesticid...
