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Global study finds trace neonics in much of world’s honey

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 5, 2017

A study by Swiss scientists has found trace levels of at least one neonicotinoid pesticide in three-quarters of the honey samples it collected from around the world. The study, spearheaded by a team from Switzerland’s Universite de Neuchatel and published in Friday’s edition of the journal Science, was meant to assess “global exposure of pollinators […] Read more

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Field studies fuel dispute over whether neonics harm bees

By GFM Network News June 30, 2017

London | Reuters — Two major studies into how bees are affected by a group of pesticides banned in Europe gave mixed results on Thursday, fuelling a row over whether the neonicotinoid pesticides are safe. The studies, one conducted across three European countries and another in Canada, found some negative effects after exposure to neonicotinoids […] Read more

Ontario Environment Minister Glen Murray spoke about his understanding of agriculture at the recent OFA annual meeting. (John Greig photo)

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Greig: Ontario environment minister reaches out to farmers

By GFM Network News November 24, 2016

The Ontario Liberal government appears to be attempting to mend the gap created between the government and rural Ontario. Premier Kathleen Wynne apologized on Nov. 19 to Ontarians for the significant rise in electricity costs, now about the highest in North America. According to media reports she said it was her mistake and her government […] Read more

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Long-term U.K. study links neonics to wild bee declines

By GFM Network News August 16, 2016

London | Reuters — Wild bees that forage from oilseed rape crops treated with insecticides known as neonicotinoids are more likely to undergo long-term population declines than bees that forage from other sources, according to the findings of an 18-year study. The new research covered 62 species of bee found in the wild in Britain […] Read more

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Leading insecticide cuts bee sperm by almost 40 per cent

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News July 28, 2016

The world’s most widely used insecticide is an inadvertent contraceptive for bees, cutting live sperm in males by almost 40 per cent, The Guardian in the UK is reporting. Citing research led by Lars Straub at the University of Bern, Switzerland, the report says neonicotinoid pesticides were found to cut the lifespan of the drones […] Read more

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France’s Senate suspends palm oil tax, delays neonic ban

By Reuters, GFM Network News May 13, 2016

Paris | Reuters — The French Senate on Thursday adopted a revised version of its biodiversity bill in which senators scrapped an additional tax on palm oil and delayed until 2020 a ban on pesticides blamed for harming bees. The decisions are not final as the two houses of the French parliament now have to […] Read more

Western bumblebee. (Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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In risks to bees, study finds not all neonics equal

By GFM Network News April 28, 2016

London | Reuters — A group of chemical insecticides known as neonicotinoids that have been banned in Europe due to fears about potential harm to bees have been found in new research to have very differential risks for bumblebees. Scientists who conducted the research said their findings showed that at least one neonicotinoid in the […] Read more

Western corn rootworm larvae. (Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Ontario court rejects grower appeal on neonic rules

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 22, 2016

The group representing Ontario’s corn and soybean growers, seeking a stay on the province’s new restrictions for use of neonicotinoid seed treatments, won’t get its wish from the provincial Court of Appeal. The appeal court on Wednesday dismissed a March 9 application from Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) seeking an interpretation of the province’s new […] Read more

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France moves toward all-out ban on neonics

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 18, 2016

Paris | Reuters — French lawmakers approved plans for a total ban on some widely used pesticides blamed for harming bees, going beyond European Union restrictions in a fierce debate that has pitched farmers and chemical firms against beekeepers and green groups. The EU limited the use of neonicotinoid chemicals, produced by companies including Bayer […] Read more

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Environment commissioner criticizes neonic registrations

By GFM Network News January 26, 2016

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s official environmental watchdog on Tuesday expressed concern that authorities were allowing the long-term use of pesticides linked to bee deaths despite not having enough information about the products. Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) can grant a five-year provisional license to some products to give manufacturers time to provide […] Read more

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Tag Archives neonicotinoids

Global study finds trace neonics in much of world’s honey

Field studies fuel dispute over whether neonics harm bees

Greig: Ontario environment minister reaches out to farmers

Long-term U.K. study links neonics to wild bee declines

Leading insecticide cuts bee sperm by almost 40 per cent

France’s Senate suspends palm oil tax, delays neonic ban

In risks to bees, study finds not all neonics equal

Ontario court rejects grower appeal on neonic rules

France moves toward all-out ban on neonics

Environment commissioner criticizes neonic registrations

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