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Neonicotinoids

Obama-Era GMO and Neonic Ban on Wildlife Refuges is Latest Trump Administration Regulatory Rollback

Posted on August 7, 2018 in In The News | 253 Views | Leave a response
In a now-familiar move, the Trump administration is rolling back an Obama-era ban on the planting of GMO crops on federal lands managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).  As Reuters reports, this prohibition also included the use of  neonicotinoid insecticides and applies to the federal wildlife refuge system, potentially impacting around […]

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Washington State Says “No” to Neonics for Oyster Industry

Posted on April 12, 2018 in Environmental Impacts, In The News, Pesticides | 562 Views | Leave a response
The Washington State Department of Ecology has once again denied the use of the neonicotinoid pesticide imidacloprid on coastal shellfish beds, as reported in the Seattle Times. A association of oyster growers based out of Willapa Bay in southwest Washington have been fighting since 2015 to be allowed to use imidacloprid to combat an infestation of burrowing shrimp, […]

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Buzzing Below the Radar – Wild Pollinators in Big Trouble

Posted on February 20, 2017 in Hot Science, Pesticides | 279 Views | Leave a response
A team based at the University of Vermont has produced a national map of 139 counties in which wild bee populations are at risk where they are most needed to pollinate the fruits and vegetables most Americans need to eat more of. The red and purple shaded areas of the map below cover several of […]

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Bayer Reaches Deal with Massachusetts Attorney General Over Allegations of Misleading Consumers about Pesticide Risks

Posted on February 2, 2017 in Environmental Impacts, In The News, Pesticides | 106 Views | Leave a response
The Attorney General (AG) of the State of Massachusetts has succeeded, for what is believed to be the first time, in getting a pesticide giant to change they way they communicate with the public about pesticide risks to the environment.  As this press release describes how the state accused Bayer of misleading consumers about the […]

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Little Known About Those Insecticides in Me and You  

Posted on February 1, 2017 in Hygeia's Blog, Pesticides | 274 Views | Leave a response
Virtually all Americans who enjoy at least a few servings of fresh fruits and vegetables are exposed on a daily basis to one to four residues of neonicotinoid (nicotinyl for short) insecticides. That’s why they are in me and you most every day, except of course for the days we purchase and consume organic produce. […]

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Surprisingly Little Known About the World’s Most Widely Used Class of Insecticides  

Posted on February 1, 2017 in Hot Science, Pesticides | 214 Views | Leave a response
The February 2017 issue of Environmental Health Perspectives contains an important open access research paper on the human health effects of neonicotinoid insecticides (nicotinyls for short). The work was carried out by a team led by Dr. Melissa Perry of George Washington University. The issue also includes an accompanying news report by Nate Seltenrich. Dr. […]

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