(IN BRIEF) Research from the University of Bristol and the University of Texas at Austin has found that flupyradifurone, a new pesticide designed to replace banned neonicotinoids, poses significant risks to mason bees. The pesticide caused 100% mortality in exposed … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Education, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged flupyradifurone, Pesticide, pollinators, RESEARCH, University of Bristol
(IN BRIEF) The annual Bee and Pollination Festival will be held at the University of Bristol Botanic Garden, showcasing the importance of pollinators in ecosystems and agriculture. The event, taking place on August 26 and 27, will feature talks by … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Education, Environment, Industrial, Management, Media, News, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged agriculture, Bee and Pollination Festival, biodiversity, Botanic Garden, Chris Morton, ecosystems, Jane Memmott, Miranda Bane, Monica Barlow, Nick Wray, pollinators, University of Bristol, Vital Role
(IN BRIEF) Bayer and French firm M2i Group team up to offer pheromone-based crop protection solutions to fruit and veggie growers globally. Bayer to become exclusive distributor of select M2i products aimed at Lepidoptera pests in crops such as tomatoes, … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Environment, France, Germany, News, Science
Tagged Bayer, biodiversity, biological crop protection, Biological pheromones, crops, Jens Hartmann, lepidoptera pests, M2i, M2i Group, natural pyrethrum, non-toxic, pheromone-based biological crop protection, pheromones, Phillippe Guerret, pollinators, Vynyty Citrus®
M&S launches industry-leading bee programme – introducing over 30 million bees to its Select Farms – to boost pollination, improve product quality and produce delicious British honey for its customers M&S raises the bar even further to offer more RSPCA Assured … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, Management, News, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged beekeeper, Bees, biodiversity, British bee population, British farming, climate change, David Wainwright, environmental challenges, farm animals, farmers, Farming with Nature, farms, Fresh Market Update, growers, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Joe Bailey, M&S, M&S Food, natural habitat, pollinators, Producers, RSPCA, RSPCA Assured, RSPCA Assured products, RSPCA welfare standards, Select Farm, Select Farms, soil health, Stuart Machin, water usage, wildflower meadows
(PRESS RELEASE) YORK, 21-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Switching off street lights in the middle of the night to save money and energy could have a positive knock-on effect on nocturnal pollinators, according to new research. Lead author of the study, Dr Callum … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Education, Healthcare, Infrastructure & Utilities, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged conservationists, Dr Callum Macgregor, Dr Darren Evans, environmental protection, Light pollution, moth, moth activity, natural behaviour of moths, night-time pollinators, nocturnal pollination, oilseed rape, peas, pollination of plants, pollinators, soybean, street lights, wildlife
Brussels, 27-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A restriction on the use of three pesticides belonging to the neonicotinoid family was today adopted by the Commission. These pesticides (clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiametoxam) were identified as being harmful to Europe’s honeybee population. This restriction will … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, Business, Chemicals, Environment, European Union, Government, Healthcare, Law, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Security & Safety, Society
Tagged bee decline, bee health, BeeDoc, Bees, clothianidin, Europe’s bee decline, Europe’s honeybee population, Honeybee Health, honeybee population, imidacloprid, Pesticide, pollinators, thiametoxam, Tonio Borg
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