Pesticides That Kill Bees Also Impair Fetal Brain Development in Humans

Pesticides That Kill Bees Also Impair Fetal Brain Development in Humans

The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 2nd, 2013
Bee-Harming Pesticides Ban Comes into Effect in the EU

Bee-Harming Pesticides Ban Comes into Effect in the EU

Starting December 1, farmers can no longer use three neonicotinoids to spray their crops

Thousands of Bees Attack Couple, Kill 2 Horses in North Texas

Thousands of Bees Attack Couple, Kill 2 Horses in North Texas

Kristen Beauregard and boyfriend says attack was unprovoked, “like a bad movie”

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 27th, 2013
Contaminated Pollen Is Killing Bees by the Millions

Contaminated Pollen Is Killing Bees by the Millions

Researchers claim the pollen bees collect is tainted with pesticides, fungicides

US Airways Express Flight Out of Charlotte Delayed over Swarm of Bees

US Airways Express Flight Out of Charlotte Delayed over Swarm of Bees

Flight 2690 gets delayed for three hours over bees

Entomologist Discovers 8-Foot (2.4-Meter) Wide Wasp Nest, Taller than a Man – Video

Entomologist Discovers 8-Foot (2.4-Meter) Wide Wasp Nest, Taller than a Man – Video

Jonathan Simkins finds one million wasps in the Florida hive

Killer Bees Death: 62-Year-Old Man Is Stung on Every Inch of His Body

Killer Bees Death: 62-Year-Old Man Is Stung on Every Inch of His Body

A man from Moody, Texas dies following an Africanized bee attack

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 30th, 2013
Bee-Harming Pesticides Now Banned in the EU

Bee-Harming Pesticides Now Banned in the EU

The ban is expected to be up and running in a matter of months

Bee Swarm Kills Dog in North Hollywood

Bee Swarm Kills Dog in North Hollywood

Cutting down a tree set off a bee attack that killed five-year-old pitbull Babe

Robobees Might One Day Replace Real Ones

Robobees Might One Day Replace Real Ones

The planet's bee population is steadily declining, a solution need be found

Bees Need Caffeine Almost As Much As Humans Do

Bees Need Caffeine Almost As Much As Humans Do

This chemical compound improves on the insect's memory, study finds

EU Readies to Roll Out Ban on Bee-Killing Pesticides

EU Readies to Roll Out Ban on Bee-Killing Pesticides

Neonicotinoid pesticides constitute a threat to the global bee population

Sygenta, Bayer Insecticides Blamed for Drop in Bee Numbers

Sygenta, Bayer Insecticides Blamed for Drop in Bee Numbers

New EFSA report says the world's most commonly used insecticides harm bees

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 3rd, 2012
Bees Can Age Their Brains Backwards

Bees Can Age Their Brains Backwards

The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 6th, 2012
France Bans Insecticide for the Sake of Honey

France Bans Insecticide for the Sake of Honey

The Cruiser OSR, an insecticide found to harm bees, will no longer be used in France

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 12th, 2011
Bees Thrive in the Presence of Viscous, Sugary Nectars

Bees Thrive in the Presence of Viscous, Sugary Nectars

Birds tend to prefer liquid, less consistent types of nectars

 
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