As Rachel Carson noted in her seminal book Silent Spring, a quiet landscape can speak volumes. Lately the buzz of bees going about their invaluable work is getting softer and softer…and in some places, it is just about inaudible. Read more >
Risk Assessments Are Missing Harmful Effects of Neonics on Honey Bees
Margaret Mellon, sr. scientist emeritus, Food & Environment
June 7, 2013 12:50 PM EDT
This Happy Hour, How About Pesticide Cocktails?
Doug Gurian-Sherman, former senior scientist, Food and Environment
October 26, 2012 9:50 AM EDT
A recent blog post by Tom Philpott pointed to growing evidence that neonicotinoid insecticide seed treatments of corn are harming bees. There is new evidence that combining several common insecticides, a “pesticide cocktail” in the jargon, may increase harm. Read more >
