Neonicotinoid and fipronil insecticides pose a major risk to a variety of species, including declining pollinators and are affecting global food systems, according to a team...
The European Food and Safety Authority (EFSA) has warned that two neonicotinoid pesticides – one of which was banned in April because of its harmful effect...
Ahead of the ban on neonicotinoids pesticides to protect bee population, the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) has said that this could lead to an increase in...
A majority of EU member states have backed proposals to restrict the use of a fourth insecticide that scientists have found is harmful to honeybees. Experts...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched an “urgent review” and a national strategy to tackle the decline of honeybees and other pollinators....
Two studies have revealed that the use of some agricultural pesticides, even at normal levels, can cause biodiversity loss and impact invertebrates in Europe and overseas...
Fipronil is the fourth pesticide that is harmful to honeybees, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has established. It claims that fipronil, which belongs to the...