Neonicotinoids disrupt aquatic food webs and decrease fishery yields Science ‘Cascading effects of pesticide use It is now well known that neonicotinoids negatively affect pollinators. As research has expanded, it has become clear that these globally used insecticides directly affect other ecosystem components, including vertebrates. Yamamuro et al. now show that these compounds are indirectly affecting species […]
Rivers in England are contaminated with powerful insecticides, new testing has revealed, increasing concerns over the impact of the toxic chemicals on fish and birds. Neonicotinoids were banned from use on flowering crops in the European Union in 2013 due to the harm they cause to bees and other vital pollinators. Following even more evidence of harm, […]
So much for the Government platitudes about pollinators http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-33641646 Worryingly Government have closed off access to the decision making process by delaying the publication of committee minutes http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jul/17/government-gags-pesticide-advisers-refusal-support-bee-harming-neonicotinoids Kate Parminter Deputy leader, Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords; letter to the Guardian ‘It is a disgrace that the government delayed the announcement of its […]