Asbury Park Press When pesticides are required, the program stipulates using “the least harmful but most effective product,” Hlubik said, allowing farmers to “target the pests without harming the beneficial insects.” At Hauser Hill, that means making sure ladybugs are ...
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.
Shore News Today Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann, an expert on cicadas, senior Cornell Cooperative Extension associate and a community coordinator with the New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, offers this update on the emergence of “Brood II” periodical cicadas, ... and more »
The Daily Chronic AUGUSTA, ME — Some low-risk pesticides will be allowed in the cultivation of medical marijuana for dispensaries in Maine following a bill passed by the legislature on Friday that is expected to be signed by Governor LePage. L.D. 1531, an emergency ...
Barnacle 17 June, Bridgetown - From 10-14 June, national delegates from 15 Caribbean countries attended the 18th Meeting of the Coordinating Group for Pesticide Control Boards of the Caribbean (CGPC) in Trinidad and Tobago, to decide on action to reduce risks ...
LA Weekly (blog) A scathing report on Celestial Seasonings tea found that 91% of samples contained pesticide levels that exceed U.S. federal limits, Examiner.com reports. Sleeptime Kids Goodnight Grape was one of the 10 out of 11 varieties found to contain excess ... and more »
Nature.com Agricultural pesticides have been linked to widespread invertebrate biodiversity loss in two new research papers. Pesticide use has sharply reduced the regi...
Los Angeles Times (Gina Ferazzi, Los Angeles…) Los Angeles County bus drivers say they are regularly becoming ill — sometimes while behind the wheel — from pesticides ...
