France First Country to Ban Bee-Killing Neonicotinoids in Europe
Heather Callaghan – When will America follow suit?
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To Fight Bee Die-Off, Virginia Now Offering all Citizens their Own Beehives
John Vibes – The state of Virginia has announced an initiative to help reverse the decline in bee populations.
Will the Extinction of Bees Really Mean the End of Humanity?
Lisa Egan – Our very existence depends on the tiny buzzing creatures.
‘On Course for Ecological Armageddon’ – Researchers Sound Alarm as Insect Die-Off Worsens
Alex Pietrowski – If we lose pollinator and other flying insects, we will be facing global starvation.
Europe is on the Brink of Completely Banning Bee-Killing Insecticides
Alex Pietrowski – When will we see this happen in North America?
Major Big Box Retailer Calls on Suppliers to Stop Using Bee-Killing Chemicals
Vic Bishop – Costco is a prime position to influence the overall use of pollinator killing neonics.
North American Bumble Bee Officially Added to Endangered Species List
Alex Pietrowski – This is the first bumble bee to be protected under the endangered species act.
Neonics Causing Bee Collapse with ‘Limited to No Benefit’ for Farmers
Alex Pietrowski – Why are we still using neonicotinoids?
Not Just the Bees – Pesticides Wiping Out Birds Too
Heather Callaghan, Contributor Waking Times Netherlands researchers fear the second coming of Silent Spring. “Neonicotinoids were always regarded as selective toxins. But our results suggest that they may affect the entire ecosystem,” says Hans de Kroon of Radboud University and co-author of a study recently published in Nature journal. It’s not just the bees. There …
More Evidence Emerges That Insecticides Are Responsible For Collapse of Honey Bee Colonies
April McCarthy, Prevent Disease Waking Times Two widely used neonicotinoids–a class of insecticide–appear to significantly harm honey bee colonies over the winter, particularly during colder winters, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). The study replicated a 2012 finding from the same research group that found a link between low …
The Co-Evolution of Bees and Flowers: An Electric Symbiosis Not to Be Interrupted with Pesticide Chemicals
Christina Sarich, Staff Writer Waking Times If you are still spraying your nursery flowers and plants with neonicotinoid insecticides, you are likely interrupting an age-old dance carried out between bees and flowers. Not only are bees dying from the use of these dangerous chemicals, but the act is interrupting a long and beneficial history between …
7 Things You Can Do to Help to Protect the Honeybee
Alex Pietrowski – Help to protect your local honeybees with these 7 great ideas.
Bee-Harming Pesticides May Impact Human Nervous System
Jeremy Hance, Mongabay Waking Times Neonicotinoid pesticides, which have been increasingly blamed for the collapse of bee populations, may also impact human’s developing nervous system, according to a review of research by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The EFSA says that current safety guidelines for two pesticides—acetamiprid and imidacloprid—may be too lax to protect …
Massive Bumblebee Die-Off Prompts Temporary Pesticide Ban in Oregon
Alex Pietrowski, Staff Writer Waking Times In what may be the single largest mass bumblebee die-off on record, some 50,000 plus bees were recently found littering the parking lot of a Target store in Wilsonville, Oregon recently after a landscaping company sprayed surrounding trees with the insecticide Safari. Concerning shoppers and the community, the event …