Scientists develop a nanosensor that can detect harmful pesticides on fruits within five minutes
We are one step closer to having a pesticide free diet.
Tag: pesticides
UK government allows emergency use of bee-harming pesticide
The neonicotinoid, called thiamethoxam, was banned in 2018 in the European Union. Now, with Brexit, it could come back in ...
Most of UK’s fruits and vegetables contain a mixture of pesticides — but is this a concern?
Watch out for the "dirty dozen".
Cow manure and beer byproducts may replace harmful industrial pesticides while increasing yields
The organic pesticide may help improve soil health and reduce the use of potentially harmful chemicals.
EU high court confirms ban on bee-harming neonicotinoid pesticides
Three pesticides proven to harm bees can't be used any more in EU countries.
Goodbye, pesticides? This new robot can kill 100,000 weeds per hour using lasers
Technology is increasingly making its way to the crops.
Pesticides are affecting baby bees, study shows
Learning ability is impaired due to pesticides exposure.
Pesticides linked to the collapse of fisheries in Japan
It was the first time a study revealed the effects of pesticides on fish.
Neonicotinoid pesticides pose ‘a major danger to pollinating insects’
Bad news for bees.
Essential oils, a novel way to deal with a major pest
Organic farmers, rejoice!
Pesticide build-ups are contaminating Europe’s fields
You reap what you sow.
It’s official: pesticides are harming the bees
Perhaps it's time to consider a full-scale ban.
How to wash your apples to eliminate pesticides — according to science
Or you could just buy organic.
Pesticides linked to massive bee die off, largest study of its kind confirms
Yet another study -- the most important so far -- finds that neonicotinoids likely wipe out bees.
Pesticides threaten bees, birds and worms alike
A new study has shown that neurotoxic pesticides blamed for the huge drop in bee numbers are also equally affecting butterflies, ...
Measuring how effective certain insects are at pollinating
We've written extensively about the impending global disaster triggered by the crippling of bee populations worldwide at the hand of Colony ...
Honeybee dying population linked to pesticide
We've reported in the past about the frightening, ever growing cases of honeybee population dye-offs of the past few years, ...
Pesticides: Germany bans chemicals linked to honeybee devastation
Photo by net_efekt In what is a laudable action, Germany has banned a family of pesticides that are blamed for ...