Keyword: neonicotinoids

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UK Exempts Farmers from Bans on Neonics

26.01.2023 -

Days after the European Court of Justice ruled that EU member states could no longer grant temporary exemptions to farmers wanting to use expressly banned bee-toxic...

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Latest Neonic Studies Still Leave Questions

07.07.2017 - Two large-scale studies examining the effects of neonicotinoid pesticides (neonics) on bee populations published last week in the journal Science suggested that they may be harmful...

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UK Farmers Denied Second Neonic Exemption

14.07.2016 - Britain’s National Farmers Union (NFU) said it was “deeply disappointed” over the rejection by the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) of its second...

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Ortho Phasing Out Neonics in Garden Products

22.04.2016 - US garden care products manufacturer Ortho has announced plans to phase out neonicotinoids in eight products used to control garden pests and diseases by 2021. The first three...

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Bayer Changes Stance on EPA Bee Report

14.01.2016 - After slamming the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for overestimating the impact of neonicotinoid-based (neonic) pesticides on bee populations in the first of its proposed...

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Bayer Criticizes EPA’s Neonics Report

11.01.2016 - Bayer CropScience has criticized the findings of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s report on neonicotinoids that suggest a connection between the pesticide ingredients and...

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EPA Neonic Analysis is Inconclusive

07.01.2016 - In its long-awaited report expected for late 2015, the US Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that neonicotinoids (neonics) pose a “significant risk” to honeybees when...

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Neonic Use Said Dramatically Increasing in US Midwest

31.07.2014 - Neonicotinoids (neonics), the pesticides temporarily banned in Europe in crops attractive to bees, have been found commonly in streams throughout the US Midwest, according to a new...