insecticides

Chemicals in Pet Flea Treatments Are Leading to Songbird Deaths, Report Finds

Chemicals in Pet Flea Treatments Are Leading to Songbird Deaths, Report Finds

In a new study, scientists are raising concerns over the ways that flea treatment chemicals for pets can leach into the environment and harm local wildlife. In light of the study, experts are calling on veterinarians to minimize preventative flea treatments to protect songbirds and insects impacted by the chemicals in these treatments. Scientists from […]

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    EU-Wide Ban on Bee-Harming Pesticides Likely After Major Review

    EU-Wide Ban on Bee-Harming Pesticides Likely After Major Review

    The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concluded in a new assessment that “most uses” of three widely used neonicotinoids—imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam—pose a risk to wild bees and honeybees, which play a crucial role in pollination across the globe. The conclusion, based on analysis of more than 1,500 studies, will likely prompt a total ban […]

    Trump Administration Seeks Two-Year Delay on Pesticide Assessments Following Industry Request

    Trump Administration Seeks Two-Year Delay on Pesticide Assessments Following Industry Request

    The Trump administration filed a motion before a federal judge requesting two more years to complete an assessment on the risks of three common pesticides on endangered species. The pesticides in question—chlorpyrifos, malathion and diazinon—are three organophosphate insecticides known to harm the vast majority of the nearly 1,800 animals and plants protected under the Endangered […]

    This Popular Insecticide Is Lowering Sperm Count in Honey Bees by 40%

    This Popular Insecticide Is Lowering Sperm Count in Honey Bees by 40%

    Neonicotinoids, a common and highly controversial class of insecticides linked to catastrophic bee deaths, could be significantly lowering the sperm count of male drone honey bees and cutting their life span by a third, Swiss researchers found. Researchers from the Institute of Bee Health at the University of Bern, Switzerland discovered that male drone honeybees […]

    50,000 Bumblebees Dead After Neonicotinoid Pesticide Use in Oregon

    50,000 Bumblebees Dead After Neonicotinoid Pesticide Use in Oregon

    Beyond Pesticides Just as Pollinator Week began last week, an estimated 50,000 bumblebees, likely representing more than 300 colonies, were found dead or dying in a shopping mall parking lot in Wilsonville, OR. Authorities confirmed Friday that the massive bee die-off was caused by the use of a neonicotinoid pesticide, dinotefuran, on nearby trees. Then […]