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Bedbugs (or “bed bugs”) are a common source of irritation worldwide, especially in hotel rooms. The spread of the biting insects has been facilitated...
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For five years running, apples have headed up the list of produce with the most pesticide residue published by EWG. Apples are now ranked...
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Beekeeper Michelle Danoff says the use of neonicotinoids, known as neonics, are responsible for the slow but steady drop in bee colonies in Maryland...
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Bumblebees and pesticides The study found pesticides somehow hamper the bumblebees ability to learn how to collect nectar and pollen. Published online in the...
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European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly has voiced serious concerns about the European Commission’s regulation of pesticides. This follows a complaint made by the charitable and...
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The study has been commissioned by the European Food Safety Authority and the objective, when the findings are published early in 2017, will consider...
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The map makes for particularly unpleasant reading for a number of departments (counties) situated along France’s Atlantic seaboard, many of which are popular summer...
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In the U.S., the results of field trials, conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), show that a common neonicotinoid called imidacloprid leads...
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In what has become a recurring theme, the use of banned insecticides during the growing of marijuana is the culprit in this latest recall...
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Neonicotinoid pesticides are a type of neuro-active insecticides, equivalent in chemical structure to nicotine. The pesticides are used by farmers, in some parts of...