Bees can face high levels of stress caused by pesticides, which can prevent colonies from working properly, according to a new study. Scientists from the Royal...
The short-haired bumblebee, declared extinct in 2000, has begun nesting at the Dungeness reserve in Kent, as part of a reintroduction plan by the RSPB. Two...
A leading agrochemicals group has submitted a legal challenge to the European commission, over its decision to suspend the use of a pesticide that it said...
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....
Thousands of bees found dead in a car park in Oregon, US, were inadvertently killed by pesticides used to rid trees of aphids, according to the...
The European commission has confirmed that an EU-wide ban on three neonicotinoid pesticides, that research shows are harmful to bees, will come into place on December...
Waitrose has asked its suppliers not to use neonicotinoids after concerns these might be responsible for decline in bees populations. The supermarket chain has launched a...
Campaign group the Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) has revealed how Bayer, Sygenta and other pesticide producers have put pressure on the European commission to fight against...
Two common pesticides can compromise honeybees’ neurological functions, a study published in the Nature journal has shown. The widespread use of organophosphate miticides and neonicotinoids affect bees’...