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Crops

EU nations back ban on all outdoor neonic use

By Philip Blenkinsop April 27, 2018
Brussels | Reuters — European Union countries backed a proposal on Friday to ban all use outdoors of insecticides known as neonicotinoids that studies have shown can harm bees. The […] Read more

Treated corn seed. (Syngenta.com)
Crops

Two neonics set for three-year extensions on registration

By Farmtario Staff December 23, 2017
Health Canada’s pesticide regulator proposes to allow continued registration for two members of the neonicotinoid family of pesticides, both of which are under heavy scrutiny for their effects on bees […] Read more

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Crops

French court suspends pesticides over potential harm to bees

By Gus Trompiz November 25, 2017
Paris | Reuters — A French court suspended on Friday the licence for two pesticides made by Dow Chemical, citing uncertainty over environmental risks including their effects on bees. The […] Read more

(Jack Dykinga photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops

Data mining finds no honeybee colony risk from correct neonic use

By Farmtario Staff November 24, 2017
An expedition through published and unpublished studies on neonicotinoid pesticides has led a Guelph research team to find no colony-level risk to honeybees from the seed treatments — if they’re […] Read more

Photo: University of Saskatchewan.
Crops

U of S research reveals controversial insecticides are toxic to songbirds

By University of Saskatchewan November 9, 2017
Saskatoon – Research at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) has linked the use of insecticides to serious health issues in songbirds. “Studies on the risks of neonicotinoids have […] Read more


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Crops

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

By Farmtario Staff 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 […] Read more

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Crops

Field studies fuel dispute over whether neonics harm bees

By Kate Kelland 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 […] Read more

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

Greig: Ontario environment minister reaches out to farmers

By John Greig 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 […] Read more


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Crops

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

By Kate Kelland 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 […] Read more

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Leading insecticide cuts bee sperm by almost 40 per cent

By Farmtario Staff 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 […] Read more

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