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Tag Archives: dinotefuran
Killing bees in Oregon
Oregon may not be the best place to be a bee. Last year, 50 000 bumblebees (Bombus sp.) died there in a parking lot. Trees had been sprayed with pesticide. It turned out that the spray was dinotefuran, one of … Continue reading
Posted in ecology, miniculture
Tagged America, apiculture, arthropod, bumblebee, car, dinotefuran, Europe, honeybee, hymenopteran, insecticide, law, neonicotinoid, pesticide, plant_gymnosperm, roadside
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Oregon Bumblebee Kill Resolution
Originally posted on Living With Insects Blog:
Bumblebee Pollinating a Flower The case of the massive (50,000) bumblebee kill in Oregon has been settled. The court ruled that the bumblebees were killed by improper pesticide application. The pesticide, dinotefutan, was…
Posted in ecology, horticulture, miniculture
Tagged alien species, America, arthropod, bumblebee, conservation, dinotefuran, flower, honeybee, hymenopteran, insect, insecticide, law, neonicotinoid, pesticide, plant_dicot, plant_gymnosperm, pollination, tree, urban park, wild bee
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In the United States, new pesticide labels will better protect bees and other pollinators
This week the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced ‘new pesticide labels that prohibit use of some neonicotinoid pesticide products where bees are present.’ You can see the new label design here. These new labels are supposed to stop people … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, ecology, horticulture, miniculture
Tagged apiculture, arthropod, clothianidin, colony collapse disorder, conservation, dinotefuran, disease, entomoculture, farmer, gardener, honeybee, hymenopteran, imidacloprid, insect, insecticide, law, microlivestock, neonicotinoid, pesticide, pollination, thiamethoxam, wild bee, wild pollinator
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Oregon bans some insecticides following bee deaths
argylesock says… I’m still not sure whether these neonics are the same ones banned in Europe. The names are different. Do you know whether they’re different chemicals? Anyway it’s good news about the Oregon ban. Hope it’s not too little, … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, ecology, horticulture, miniculture
Tagged apiculture, arboriculture, arthropod, bumblebee, clothianidin, dinotefuran, garden, gardener, honeybee, hymenopteran, imidacloprid, insect, insecticide, law, neonicotinoid, pesticide, thiamethoxam
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Neonicotinoids, A Brief History III: Off Target
Originally posted on Living With Insects Blog:
This post continues my post from yesterday, a series on the neonicotinoids…… The efficacy in insect control combined with the human safety factor (compared to other insecticides) and low impact on mammals and…
Posted in agriculture, ecology, horticulture, miniculture
Tagged arthropod, clothianidin, dinotefuran, history, insect, insecticide, neonicotinoid, pesticide, thiamethoxam
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Massive Bee Kill Update
Originally posted on Living With Insects Blog:
Yesterday, I posted about a massive bumblebee kill in Wilsonville, Oregon. At least 25,000 bumblebees were killed. The Oregon, Department of Agriculture (ODA) has tested bees and trees at the site and confirmed…
Posted in ecology, horticulture, miniculture
Tagged apiculture, arthropod, bumblebee, clothianidin, dinotefuran, flower, honeybee, hymenopteran, imidacloprid, insect, insecticide, law, neonicotinoid, pesticide, pollen, thiamethoxam, wild bee
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Bee killing isn’t only about neonics
A few weeks ago, great news! The European Union banned three ‘bee killers’ – neonicotinoid pesticides. Three neonics with the, er, catchy names clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam. The ban will come into force on 1st December this year, and it … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arthropod, climate, clothianidin, conservation, corn, crop, dinotefuran, fipronil, flower, history, honeybee, hymenopteran, insect, insecticide, law, maize, nectar, neonicotinoid, pest, pesticide, phenylpyrazole, plant_dicot, plant_monocot, poison, politics, pollen, pollination, research, seed, sunflower, thiamethoxam, wild bee
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Neonics and Asian rice
A few weeks ago three ‘bee killers’, neonicotinoid sprays and seed treatments, were temporarily banned in Europe. The banned insecticides are dinotefuran, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam. Now cereal farmers outside Europe are talking about what the neonic ban means for them. … Continue reading
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Tagged arthropod, Asia, crop, crop rotation, crop variety, dinotefuran, ecosystem, farmer, flower, grain, hemipteran, honey, honeybee, imidacloprid, insect, insecticide, integrated pest management, knowledge, law, neonicotinoid, okra, parasitoid, pest, pesticide, planthopper, plant_dicot, plant_monocot, predator, research, rice, sesame, thiamethoxam
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Pesticides Leading Cause Grassland Bird Declines
Originally posted on Natural History Wanderings:
Media Release from American Bird Conservancy New Study Finds Pesticides Leading Cause of Grassland Bird Declines (Washington, D.C., February 25, 2013) A new study led by a preeminent Canadian toxicologist identifies acutely toxic pesticides…
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Tagged arthropod, bird, clothianidin, conservation, dinotefuran, ecosystem, grassland, honeybee, hymenopteran, imidacloprid, insect, insecticide, land use, neonicotinoid, pest, pesticide, research, thiamethoxam, vertebrate, wild bee, wildlife
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