Neonicotinoids began dominating the agricultural market in the early 2000s, after being referred to as the "perfect" insecticide. Indeed, the compound made of synthetic nicotine acts as a neurotoxin ...

Neonicotinoids are widely used insecticides, but have been linked to the decline of bees. Neonicotinoids are the most widely used insecticides in the world. But they've been linked to the decline of ...

WASHINGTON— An assessment released today by the Environmental Protection Agency found that three popular neonicotinoid insecticides are likely to jeopardize the continued existence of more than 200 ...

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California is acting later than many states in regulating neonicotinoids, but its rules would be among the nation’s most extensive. They would change how growers kill pests on nuts, citrus and other ...

WASHINGTON— The Environmental Protection Agency is set to reapprove several neonicotinoid pesticides now in use across hundreds of millions of acres despite evidence from rodent studies of their ...

Western bumblebees are becoming less common in Colorado, dropping nearly 60% since 1998 due to impacts from climate change and the use of a certain pesticide, according to a study by the Proceedings ...

(Beyond Pesticides, March 25, 2022) Recent coverage by The Guardian of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) plan — to extend the registration of several demonstrably harmful ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Around 10,000 Coloradans have signed a petition calling for limits on the use of seeds coated in a pesticide that an environmental group argues harms bees, butterflies and other ...

(Beyond Pesticides, January 11, 2022) Neonicotinoid insecticides can have detrimental effects on liver health, according to research published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials. While this is the ...

MinnPost’s reporting is always free, but it isn’t free to produce. We rely on donations from our readers to fund our independent journalism. Toxic neonicotinoid insecticides are pervasive in Minnesota ...

Widely used insecticides that harm bees and songbirds would face far-reaching restrictions in California under regulations proposed by the state’s pesticide agency. The new limits would be among the ...