pesticides

• Pesticides May Be Destroying Bee 'Sat Nav' [Scot Region]

COMMON pesticides could be wiping out bee colonies by disrupting the insects' ability to find their way home, according to new research. Two studies have provided the strongest evidence yet that pesticides sprayed on farmers' fields pose a threat to both bumblebees and honeybees.

• Daily Mail
• March 30, 2012

• Pesticides Threat to Bees yet to Hit West

It could be one of the best years ever for Westcountry honey thanks to the warm weather - but there is a cloud on the buzzing, sunlit, horizon. According to the latest research, some common pesticides could be wiping out bee colonies by causing pollengathering insects to lose their way home.

• Western Morning News, The
• March 31, 2012

• Pesticides 'Prevent Bees Finding Their Way Back Home' [Edition 3]

MODERN pesticides stop bees finding their way back to their hives, scientists have found. The discovery could help to explain why bee populations around the world are in decline.

• Daily Mail
• March 30, 2012

• Scientists Link Mass Death of British Bees to Farm Pesticides

Nicotine-based pesticides in widespread use by farmers are implicated in the mass deaths of bees, according to a new study by US scientists. The authoritative, peer-reviewed research undermines the pesticide industry's long-repeated arguments that bees are not being harmed, and piles pressure on UK and US authorities to follow other countries by introducing bans on the chemicals.

• Sunday Herald
• January 15, 2012

• Sting ; Keepers' Anger As 'Killer' Pesticides Dubbed Safe: Exclusive

BEES are facing extinction because of 'killer' pesticides used on farms, experts have claimed. The British Beekeepers' Association Midland headquarters is abuzz with anger about findings which show the insect could disappear from the UK by 2020. The BBKA annual conference, held at their base in Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, was a hive of activity yesterday as members complained that the charity had endorsed pesticides that were causing bees to die.

• Sunday Mercury
• January 16, 2011

• Legal Tweak to Maintain Standards On Pesticides

ONLY minor changes will be necessary to bring the UK up to speed with new European pesticides legislation. Defra said very little tweaking would be required because domestic pesticides safety standards were already so stringent and among the highest in Europe.

• The Journal
• December 17, 2010

• Pesticides On Fruit and Veg 'Are Wrecking Men's Fertility' [Scot Region]

PESTICIDES found on fruit and vegetables could be damaging male fertility, research suggests. Thirty of 37 crop chemicals tested interfered with the action of testosterone, the sex hormone critical to a healthy male reproductive system.

• Daily Mail
• February 23, 2011

• Pesticides On Fruit and Veg 'Are Wrecking Men's Fertility'

Pesticides found on fruit and vegetables could be doing untold damage to male fertility, research suggests. Thirty of 37 crop chemicals tested interfered with the action of testosterone, the sex hormone critical to a healthy male reproductive system.

• Daily Mail
• February 23, 2011

• Natural Fungus Could Replace Pesticides

WELSH scientists are at the forefront of an investigation into whether a natural fungus can be used instead of pesticides to help control biting insects. Scientists working on the Impact project are investigating new natural ways of dealing with the tiny pests - which cause blue tongue disease in flocks of sheep in Wales.

• Western Mail
• May 28, 2011

• Pesticides On Fruit and Veg 'Are Wrecking Men's Fertility' [Edition 3]

PESTICIDES found on fruit and vegetables could be doing untold damage to male fertility, research suggests. Thirty of 37 crop chemicals tested interfered with the action of testosterone, the sex hormone critical to a healthy male reproductive system.

• Daily Mail
• February 23, 2011