Newsday The European Commission has proposed prohibiting the sale and use of clothianidin, thiamethoxam and imidacloprid on crops attractive to bees, including sunflower, rapeseed, corn and cotton. It would also ban sale and use of seeds treated with the three ...
Pocono Record The collars contain a nicotine chemical ( imidacloprid ) that can cause seizures, thyroid gland damage, mutations, abortions and birth defects. The collars also have a pyrethrin chemical that can cause nausea, vomiting and seizures. I worry for the ...
Journal Times Insecticides containing chemicals such as imidacloprid , which is a neonicitinoid, are used in a variety of ways to protect plants from insects. This is one of the primary insecticides used to protect ash trees from emerald ash borer, for example. There ...
New Bern Sun Journal This group came into use in the mid 1990s, and was of great interest due to efficacy and safety for people and animals. However, some of the neonicotinoids — including imidacloprid , or Merit — are known to be highly toxic to honeybees and other ...
Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release) The European Commission has proposed prohibiting the sale and use of clothianidin , thiamethoxam and imidacloprid on crops attractive to bees, including sunflower, rapeseed, corn and cotton. It would also ban sale and use of seeds treated with the three ... and more »
