Tag: neonicotinoids

Government ‘ignores evidence’, re-authorizes neonics

The SA says the Government is ‘ignoring scientific evidence’ in issuing an…

Rosie Greenaway

‘Save the bees’ Neal’s Yard Remedies tells industry at bee symposium

After delivering a letter to the PM calling for a ban on…

Rosie Greenaway

Neal’s Yard open letter urges Government to reverse decision on ‘bee-killing’ neonics

An open letter from Neals Yard calling for Government to reverse its…

Jane Wolfe

Government ‘abandons’ protection of pollinators

Following a decision to authorize emergency use of thiamethoxam, the SA says…

Rosie Greenaway

Soil Association calls for urgent action over pollinator decline

Following a report citing a widespread crash in bees and pollinators –…

Jane Wolfe

A toxic blow to bees

Dangerous levels of neonicotinoid insecticides have been found in 75% of the…

Rosie Greenaway

Unpublished pesticide trials reveal harm to honey bee health

Bayer and Syngenta have been criticized for not publishing research that found…

Jane Wolfe

Long-term study links neonics with collapse of wild bee populations

An important new study into the effects of neonicotinoid insecticides has provided…

Jim Manson

FoE prepares ground for potential legal challenge over neonics

Following the UK Government’s decision to temporarily lift the ban on neonicotinoids…

Jane Wolfe

UK Government lifts neonic ban after NFU’s second ‘emergency’ application

After rejecting the National Farmers’ Union’s (NFU) request for farmers to be…

Jane Wolfe

DEFRA rejects NFU’s request for ‘emergency’ use of neonics

In what many will deem as good news for UK wildlife, on…

Jane Wolfe