pesticides and bees

A significant amount of bees in the Florida Keys have been killed due to the aerial spraying of the pesticide Naled, which is aimed at killing Zika virus-infected mosquitoes. According ...

Aerial spraying of insecticide to combat the spread of the Zika virus in South Carolina has resulted in ...

OTTAWA—The federal government is responding to calls from environmental activists over conditionally approved pesticides, saying it will end ...

Researchers have also found a way to reduce the pesticides' damaging effects on wild bees.

Thousands of farmers, and their families hit the apple groves each season to do the work of the ...

No matter how you feel about Ontario's proposal to restrict use of neonicotinoid insecticides on corn and soybean ...

Rooted in gratitude for a good harvest, Thanksgiving is a day of togetherness and feasting for many Americans. ...

Have you heard of flupyradifurone? Probably not, unless you work for the federal government agency poised to approve ...

A proposed class-action lawsuit has been launched against two chemical companies that make pesticides widely blamed for massive ...

Bees may be small, but they play a big role in human health and survival. Some experts say ...

A panel of international scientists has found that the neonicotinoid class of pesticides is harming bees and the ...

A group of Canadian and European scientists is calling for a discussion in the science community about the ...

Large numbers of bee deaths could occur during the upcoming spring planting season despite efforts to reduce dust ...

Environmental groups are demanding that Ottawa force pesticide makers to provide scientific studies looking at whether their products ...

Several problems are affecting Canada's bee populations, beekeepers tell senators.

        Continuing the conversation with Leda Meredith author of "The Locavore's Handbook: the Busy Person's Guide ...