Clothianidin

Download Leaked USEPA Report on Unreported Dangers of Bee-Killer Clothianidin

Submitted by Pierre Terre on January 18, 2011 - 14:31

Recently, an important USEPA internal document was leaked regarding the previously undisclosed toxicity of the nicotine pesticide clothianidin ('officially' disclosed - there have been lots of reports disclosing this problem outside of the USEPA). The report's authors suggested that:

Location: 
USEPA Headquarters Washington, DC
United States
38° 53' 42.4032" N, 77° 2' 10.9176" W
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Location

USEPA Headquarters Washington, DC
United States
38° 53' 42.4032" N, 77° 2' 10.9176" W
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Avaaz.org calls for a ban on nicotine pesticides

Submitted by Kevin Hansen on January 6, 2011 - 16:07

Today, the major international organization Avaaz.org called for a ban on the use of the nicotine pesticides strongly implicated in the die-offs of honeybees and pollinators dying worldwide:

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/save_the_bees_usa/?cl=895640742&v=8117

We urge  everyone to sign this important petition.

Cheers, Kevin

 

 

 

Protecting Honey Bees from Chemical Pesticides by Dr. Maryann Frazier

Submitted by Pierre Terre on October 19, 2010 - 15:35

Protecting Honey Bees from Chemical Pesticides

Location: 
Agricultural Extension Office, Penn State University State College, PA
United States
40° 47' 36.222" N, 77° 51' 36.0036" W
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Location

Agricultural Extension Office, Penn State University State College, PA
United States
40° 47' 36.222" N, 77° 51' 36.0036" W
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Germany Suspends Nicotine-based Pesticide Products

Submitted by Pierre Terre on March 3, 2010 - 13:54

Translated from the German, this document provides the reasoning behind the 2008 suspension of nicotine-based insecticides/pesticides in Germany, based on the severe honey bee losses in southwest Germany that year. Seed treatments were blamed for thoses incidents, including the losses reported in the film Nicotine Bees by German beekeepers Walter Haefeker and Karl-Rainer Koch.

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Germany
48° 8' 23.3592" N, 11° 34' 46.524" E
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Germany
48° 8' 29.9544" N, 11° 33' 27.4212" E
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Germany
52° 31' 18.4512" N, 13° 24' 11.952" E
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Causes of Bee Losses from CCD in Germany

Submitted by Pierre Terre on March 3, 2010 - 12:35

Vice-President of the European Professional Beekeepers Association (EPBA) Walter Haefeker presents compelling evidence of nicotinoid/nicotine pesticide links to huge honeybee colony losses in Germany.

Download attached PDF file for complete presentation.

Location

Montpellier Montpellier
France
43° 36' 29.4336" N, 3° 52' 46.0056" E
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