NBCNews.com (blog) The most common pesticides were the fungicide chlorothalonil , which is used on apple and other crops, and the insecticide fluvalinate, which is used by beekeepers to control Varroa mites, a honey bee pest that a government backed study released earlier ...
Los Angeles Times Of particular concern to the researchers was the presence of fungicides, two of which ( chlorothalonil and pyraclostrobin) were associated with increased risk of infestation with fatal Nosema gut parasites. Two other chemicals commonly used by ...
RedOrbit The fungicide chlorothalonil and the insecticide fluvalinate were the two most common chemicals found in pollen. Most alarmingly, bees that had ingested pollen samples containing chlorothonatil were almost three times more likely to be infected by ...
Science World Report The most prevalent of these were the fungicide chlorothalonil and the insecticide fluvalinate. They didn't just find these chemicals present in the honey, though. The researchers found that bees fed pollen samples containing chlorothonatil were nearly ...
The Verge What the researchers found was striking: up to 35 different types of pesticides in the pollen, including heavy doses of fungicides. Bees that eat pollen coated with two types of fungicides — chlorothalonil and pyraclostrobin — were found to have a ...
Science Recorder Fungicide chlorothalonil , a pesticide commony used on apples, and fluvalinate, an insecticide used by beekeepers to control mites, were present most frequently. Surprisingly, the study found that bees fed pollen samples containing chlorothonatil were ...
Telemanagement In the meantime, spray them with copper, chlorothalonil , mancozeb, or maneb fungicides (look for the active ingredient on the label). These sprays won't cure the disease, but they can protect new foliage from the fungus if they are used regularly all ...
The Inquisitr In a USDA statement, study author Jeff Pettis explained: “Honey bees that were fed pollen that contained the fungicide chlorothalonil …were almost three t...
