Radar Antennae Show Disease, Pesticides Are Harming Bees' Navigation
"Honey bees are being fitted with tiny radar antennae to find how disease and pesticides are effecting the insects as they hunt for food."
Source: Telegraph, 07/29/2013
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"Insight: The Poison Pill in India's Search for Cheap Food"
"MUMBAI/NEW DELHI -- Nearly a decade ago, the Indian government ruled out a ban on the production and use of monocrotophos, the highly toxic pesticide that killed 23 children this month in a village school providing free lunches under a government-sponsored program."
Source: Reuters, 07/29/2013
"Bees Exposed To High Levels of Pesticides Suspected in Colony Collapse"
"Pesticides sprayed on crops could be making honey bees susceptible to a fatal parasite and contributing to recent declines in bee populations, according to a study."
Source: LA Times, 07/25/2013
"How To Better Protect Farmworkers From Pesticides: Spanish"
"Advocates for farmworkers, especially those who grow America's leafy greens and fresh vegetables, are pushing the government to do more to protect those workers from exposure to pesticides."
Source: NPR, 07/19/2013
"As Biotech Seed Falters, Insecticide Use Surges In Corn Belt"
"Across the Midwestern corn belt, a familiar battle has resumed, hidden in the soil. On one side are tiny, white larvae of the corn rootworm. On the other side are farmers and the insect-killing arsenal of modern agriculture."
Source: NPR, 07/11/2013
Oregon Temporarily Bans Insecticide After 50,000 Bumblebees Die
"In response to a massive bumblebee die-off blamed on pesticides, the Oregon Department of Agriculture issued a temporary restriction Thursday on 18 insecticides with the active ingredient dinotefuran."
Source: Portland Oregonian, 06/28/2013
Scientist: Chemical Group Helps Organic Soils Store More Carbon
"Phil Robertson may be on the cusp of solving a long-standing mystery."
Source: ClimateWire, 06/13/2013
"Pesticides Again Tied To Parkinson's Disease"
"Exposure to pesticides and other chemicals is linked to an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to a fresh look at some past research."
Source: Reuters, 05/29/2013
"How Pesticides Pushed Cockroaches Into Rapid Evolution"
"In the 1980s, manufactures began making cockroach baits that combined sweet glucose with deadly insecticides. By 1993, many cockroach populations somehow developed an aversion to the bait. Now, 20 years later, scientists finally understand how the roaches beat these traps."
Source: io9, 05/24/2013
"20 Years After Fatal Outbreak, Milwaukee Leads on Water Testing"
"For the public officials who safeguard Milwaukee's water, Cryptosporidium changed everything."
Source: Wisconsin Ctr for Investigative Reporting, 05/22/2013
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