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FACT SHEET - Sulfoxaflor and bees
Sulfoxaflor has recently come onto the market in China (Shao et al. 2013) and the USA (Dow Agro Sciences 2013; USEPA 2013), was reviewed...
Oct 15, 2015
European attempts to say no to Sulfoxaflor, another systemic insecticide just authorised by the Comm
PRESS RELEASE Bruxelles, 14 October 2015 On the 27 July 2015, the EU Commission and EU Member States agreed to authorise the release of a...
Oct 14, 2015


A Future for Bees and People
"A Future for Bees and People" lists the steps we must take if we are to develop “pollinator-friendly farming” : a countryside where...
Sep 24, 2015
Letter to Commissioner Andriukaitis - Pesticide authorisation and risks of bees 01-09-2015
Letter to Commissioner Andriukaitis complaining about the latest authorizations of pesticide active ingredients in Europe and criticizing...
Sep 1, 2015
Countrywide field study highlights negative effects of neonicotinoids on bees
A new study published in Nature has just found a correlation between the death of honeybee colonies and the use of neonicotinoid...
Aug 27, 2015
Shock and dismay as the EU allows a new bee-killing insecticide
Press Release Shock and dismay as the EU allows a new bee-killing insecticide When would policymakers learn from past decisions? On...
Aug 13, 2015
Neonicotinoids: British government puts bees at risk
PRESS RELEASE Neonicotinoids: British government puts bees at risk In the UK, farmers will be able to use EU banned pesticides linked to...
Aug 11, 2015
483 Organizations from across Europe, Ask the European Parliament to Stop TTIP
A few days before the European Parliament returns to vote on the initiative report on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership...
Jul 7, 2015
Pesticide cocktails found in puddles on Austrian farmland endanger bees
One in four puddles sampled contained a cocktail of of thiacloprid and azole fungicides in dangerous combinations for bees. The risk to...
Jun 23, 2015
EFSA Guidance: New methodologies to assess the risks of pesticides on bees
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May 21, 2015
The European Red list of Bees: much work to be done, many solutions available
On the 20 of April, the European Red list report on bees was launched at a Conference held in Brussels at the EU Economic and Social...
Apr 23, 2015
Slovenian beekeepers at the EU Parliament to protect the bees: a whole country full of Common sense
On the 16th of March, the Slovenian Beekeeper’s Association and european deputies from Slovenia organised the event ‘Save the bees’ at...
Apr 16, 2015
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