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Modern Insecticides' Devastating Effects

Submitted by Pierre Terre on November 17, 2010 - 13:36

http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/42009

From: David A Gabel, ENN
Published November 16, 2010 09:30 AM

 

Modern Insecticides' Devastating Effects
Like DDT before it, a new class of insecticides known as neonicotinoids is believed to be causing drastic population declines in bird species. It is so effective at killing insects, that it has deprived birds of their basic food. Some scientists also believe they are behind the decline in bee populations in Europe and the United States known as honey-bee Colony Collapse Disorder.
 

 

New US Congress Caucus to Focus on Honey Bee Colony Collapse

Submitted by Anonymous on June 26, 2010 - 21:06

Bee colony collapse focus of new congressional caucus

By Andrew Seidman | McClatchy Newspapers

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are rallying behind the beleaguered honeybee by creating a congressional caucus to promote research and focus attention on the troubling collapse of bee colonies.

Location

Washington DC, DC
United States
38° 53' 42.4032" N, 77° 2' 10.9176" W
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Refined Methodology for the Determination of Neonicotinoid Pesticides and Their Metabolites in Honey Bees and Bee Products by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)†

Submitted by Pierre Terre on May 20, 2010 - 21:51

Copyright: This article not subject to U.S. Copyright. Published 2010 by the American Chemical Society

By ALAA KAMEL* - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, Biological and Economic Analysis Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency. 701 Mapes Road, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland 20755

Location: 
Washington DC, DC
United States
38° 59' 9.96" N, 76° 53' 49.5132" W
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Location

Washington DC, DC
United States
38° 59' 9.96" N, 76° 53' 49.5132" W
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Italy keeps ban on neonicotinoid seed coating to save bees

Submitted by Pierre Terre on March 3, 2010 - 15:23

YourIs.com, Italy keeps ban on neonicotinoid seed coating to save bees

The Italian Agriculture Ministry suspended the use of pesticides containing clothianidin, thiametoxam and imidacloprid for the coating of any plant seeds (May '09).

Tens of thousands of them don’t even manage to get back to their apiary. Disoriented, they lose the way home and die. Others just drop dead after sucking the tiniest amount of dew exuded by maize leaves if the plants have been absorbing neonicotinoids, a class of pesticides that Italy has temporarily banned as seed coating in September last year for their “possible connection to the colony collapse of bees”.

Dr. Neil Carman: The Case for Neonicotinoid Insecticides as a Prime Mover in CCD

Submitted by Pierre Terre on March 3, 2010 - 13:17

Dr. Neil Carman of The Sierra Club presents compelling evidence that nicotine-based insecticides (neonicotinyls or neonicotinoids) are the prime-mover causal agent of the Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) phenomenon in honebee die-offs. Presented at the the American Honey Producers Association (AHPA) 2010 meeting in Sacramento, California.

Location

Sacramento, CA
United States
38° 34' 53.6592" N, 121° 29' 39.84" W
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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

Sierra Club Press Release: "We urge the American public to view the outstanding documentary entitled Nicotine Bees"

Submitted by Anonymous on December 28, 2009 - 17:35

Laurel Hopwood, Chair, Sierra Club Genetic Engineering Action Team said of the film:

"We urge the American public to view the outstanding documentary entitled Nicotine Bees. Producers-Directors Kevin Hansen and Krista Keenan did a superb job researching, interviewing and splicing together an extraordinary story on the CCD problem. We suggest showing the 45-minute film at organizational meetings, home parties, classrooms and community events.

Location

Cleveland, OH
United States
41° 30' 12.366" N, 81° 40' 53.8788" W
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