News24 In April, the European Commission imposed a two-year partial ban on three neonicotinoid insecticides (clothianidin, thiamethoxam and imidacloprid), and another, fipronil , is set to be added to the list at the end of the year after the European Food ...
South Peace News Even more recently, a July 16 article by Damian Carrington in The Guardian stated that the use of an insect nerve agent known as Fipronil will be banned from use on sunflowers and corn in Europe by the end of 2013. Only time will tell if these actions ... and more »
Jackson Sun Phytotoxicity can occur when the applied chemicals react with sunlight, causing damage or even death to the plant. Interestingly, some active ingredients used widely in the plant kingdom also are used on animals. Fipronil , for example, is the active ... and more »
