Dec 5, 2017SAVE THE BEES COALITION 80 EU NGOs gather to demand a full ban on neonicotinoidsIn December 2013, the European Commission restricted the use of 3 highly bee-toxic neonicotinoid insecticides, namely imidacloprid,...
Nov 7, 2017Big loss for the bee communityThe bee community has experienced a great loss with the recent death of Dr. Job van Praagh. Honorary Professor at the University of...
Oct 24, 2017THE FOX CONTINUES IN CHARGE OF THE HENHOUSE Pesticide industry involvement in EU risk assessment In 2010 Bee Life and Corporate Europe Observatory published a report showing how industry “experts” were undermining the EU review of the...
Sep 19, 2017The state of neonicotinoid bans in Europe and worldwideUNAF published a state of the art of neonicotinoid bans in Europe and worldwide. You can read it here (in French only). The document,...
Sep 18, 2017Research summary: a detective storyPrédire le risque d'exposition aux pesticides est un outil important pour déterminer le danger potentiel d’un produit. Une étude récente,...
Aug 16, 2017Research summary: immunosuppression in honeybee queensUne étude récente, par Annely Brandt et al. se penche sur les effets des néonicotinoïdes sur le système immunitaire des reines d'abeilles...