Insecticides can help protect crops against troublesome pests, but they also pose a risk for beneficial insects such as ...

Insecticides can help protect crops against troublesome pests, but they also pose a risk for beneficial insects such as ...

Imidacloprid is restricted for outdoor use in some U.S. states and banned in the E.U. because this pesticide is moderately to highly toxic to important pollinators, including honeybees and birds.

In the study, the researchers examined the effects of imidacloprid, a common insecticide, on bumble bees. They found that while exposure to the insecticide was associated with shorter lifespans ...

The EPA’s assessments of clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam marked the first time the agency has completed biological evaluations of any neonicotinoids’ harms to the nation’s most imperiled ...

The EPA’s draft biological evaluations analyzed three neonicotinoids: clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam. “The EPA doesn’t need any more proof. It should ban neonicotinoids right now,” said ...

Whilst regulated in other applications, neonicotinoids in pet medicines continue to fall through the cracks, degrading water ...