Insights and Stories on Neonics

Long-term U.K. study links neonics to wild bee declines

Aug. 16, 2016 at 12:26 pm CDT

London | Reuters — Wild bees that forage from oilseed rape crops treated with insecticides known as neonicotinoids are more likely to undergo long-term population declines than bees that forage from other sources, according to the findings of an 18-year study. The new research covered 62 species of bee found […]

France’s Senate suspends palm oil tax, delays neonic ban

May. 13, 2016 at 1:32 pm CDT

By Reuters

In risks to bees, study finds not all neonics equal

Apr. 28, 2016 at 2:29 pm CDT

By Kate Kelland

Ontario court rejects grower appeal on neonic rules

Apr. 21, 2016 at 7:39 pm CDT

By Staff

France moves toward all-out ban on neonics

Mar. 18, 2016 at 12:09 pm CDT

By Reuters

Ontario weighs mandatory beekeeping practices in draft plan

Jan. 25, 2016 at 7:26 pm CST

Fresh off limiting farmers’ use of neonicotinoid seed treatments, the Ontario government now wants public comment on further moves it might make to improve the health of bees and other pollinators in the province. Among the “potential actions” up for consideration in the province’s new draft action plan are the use […]

By Staff

Court to hear growers’ appeal of Ontario neonic rules

Jan. 12, 2016 at 7:01 pm CST

Ontario’s soybean and corn growers have been granted an appeal hearing in their bid to delay the province’s new limits on neonicotinoid seed treatments. Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO), the body for the province’s corn, soy, wheat, barley and oat growers, said Tuesday the Ontario Court of Appeal has agreed to […]

By Staff

Regulatory reviews show slim risk to bees from imidacloprid

Jan. 6, 2016 at 6:49 pm CST

Label directions and rules for foliar and on-seed use of imidacloprid pesticides should either prevent or limit the risks to honeybees and other pollinators from the chemical, Canadian and U.S. regulators say in a new early-stage risk assessment. Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection […]

By Staff

Quebec heading toward neonic limits on crops

Nov. 23, 2015 at 2:35 am CST

The Quebec government is preparing consultations ahead of a wide legislative swath through the province’s pesticide sector, to limit farmers’ use of neonicotinoid insecticide seed treatments and certain other pesticides. Environment Minister David Heurtel on Sunday released the province’s pesticide strategy for 2015 to 2018, mapping out the Couillard government’s […]

By Dave Bedard

Court rejects Ont. growers’ bid for stay on neonic regs

Oct. 23, 2015 at 7:17 pm CDT

The association for Ontario corn and soybean growers is “evaluating several options” after its request for a stay of the province’s new limits on neonicotinoid seed treatments was rejected. The Ontario Superior Court denied the request from Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) for a stay and interpretation on the neonic […]

By Staff

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