Canada's pesticide regulator has dismissed one of two formal complaints arguing the government agency wrongly approved a ...

However, the impact of neonics on pollinators such as bees has long been a troubling subject for scientists around the world. Successive studies have shown a connection between the use of the ...

The world’s estimated 5 million species of insects are critically important to nearly every ecosystem on the planet. Among ...

“Scientists and regulators around the world have spoken out on the need to stop neonics’ catastrophic harms to bees, butterflies, birds, aquatic insects and bats,” said Lori Ann Burd, environmental ...

The Romanian executive recently granted emergency approvals for banned bee-killing pesticides in clear violation of European ...

Neonicotinoid pesticides, or “neonics,” are a group of insecticides that kill pests like aphids — but can also devastate bee colonies and aquatic insects, leading to a chain of negative ...

Neonicotinoids, known as neonics, are one common class of insecticides ... they also impact other vital organisms including ...

With bees now dying faster than ever, our food chain runs frightening risks without as many pollinators. Adverse effects of neonics are reaching bird species in many ways, as well. Loss of habitat ...

including three other neonics: imidacloprid, thiamethoxam and sulfoxaflor, according to the University of Florida. Imperiled pollinators that will likely be harmed by today’s approval include the ...