Insights and Stories on Pesticides

Close up view of the working bees on honeycells.

Leading insecticide cuts bee sperm by almost 40 per cent

Jul. 28, 2016 at 2:42 pm CDT

The world’s most widely used insecticide is an inadvertent contraceptive for bees, cutting live sperm in males by almost 40 per cent, The Guardian in the UK is reporting. Citing research led by Lars Straub at the University of Bern, Switzerland, the report says neonicotinoid pesticides were found to cut […]

France moves toward all-out ban on neonics

Mar. 18, 2016 at 12:09 pm CDT

By Reuters

Feds scrap ‘conditional’ pesticide approvals

Jan. 20, 2016 at 7:38 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

U.S. EPA proposing temporary pesticide-free zones for honeybees

May. 28, 2015 at 6:24 pm CDT

By Carey Gillam

Pesticides could lead to ‘pollination deficit,’ EU report says

Apr. 8, 2015 at 8:16 pm CDT

By barbara-lewis

USDA report says no risk from pesticide residues

Dec. 22, 2014 at 3:00 pm CST

Reuters — More than half of food tested by the U.S. government for pesticide residues last year showed detectable levels of pesticides, though most were within levels the government considers to be safe, according to a report issued Dec. 19 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA looked at […]