YubaNet (press release) The Pollinator Partnership is a non-profit organization that has several major agrochemical companies as funders. Their 2012 National Pollinator Week Sponsors included Bayer, Syngenta, Orkin, and CropLife America. Bayer recently launched a "Bee Care ... and more »
Laboratory Equipment Pollinators such as bumblebees might not be the only wildlife affected by neonicotinoids. Image: Soil organisms, aquatic life and farmland birds may all be harmed by neonicotinoid insecticides, according to a new study by Univ. of Sussex biologist Prof.
The Daily Camera The decline of bee colonies began accelerating in the United States shortly after the Environmental Protection Agency allowed the neonics imidacloprid and clothianidin on the market in 1994 and 2003. A general consensus of beekeepers is that die offs ...
The Inquisitr The pervasive use of clothianidin and imidacloprid and other pesticides have been linked to the rise in bee deaths since 2005, as the compound attacks the insects' central nervous systems. Another study suggested bees are ingesting plants contaminated ... and more »
