Keeping our bees alive – the challenges
This is the poster that I made for our spring event. Click on the link to download a pdf version. Keeping our bees alive – Poster The original papers for the references in the poster can be found by...
View ArticleStores Stop Selling Bee-Killing Pesticides
Last week three major home store chains in the UK took insecticides with troublesome neonicotinoid systemics off their shelves. The chains, Wicks, B&Q, and HomeBase no longer have insecticides...
View ArticleThe Case Against Imidacloprid
Ever since French beekeepers saw their bees dying as they collected pollen from treated sunflowers back in 1996, beekeepers have been concerned that their bees are being harmed the highly toxic...
View ArticleI’m getting rid of Imidacloprid – Avoiding the Worst Neonicotinoid Insecticides
I’m often asked which products are OK and which should be avoided. Hence the mnemonic in the title to help you remember I’m getting rid of Imidacloprid. Say it three times out loud, and when you read...
View ArticleThe French Exerpience
It all started with bees in the sunflowers in France. It hasn’t let up. These videos tell the depressing and frustrating story of the French experience. Part One: Part Two Part Three Part Four
View ArticleTime-dependent Toxicity of Imidacloprid in Bees and Ants
Honeybee colony losses continue to be unacceptably high. In the US this spring, colonies brought in to California to pollinate almonds from throughout the country, about half of the colonies were lost...
View ArticleWill Jerry’s Stop Selling Neonics? With your Help!
Our group has bee attempting to get retailers in our community to stop selling the worst neonicotinoid insecticides. Probably the largest retailer of these products in Lane county is Jerry’s Home...
View ArticleLess Dramatic Bee Kills Just as Bad
A few days ago, 50,000 bumblebees were poisoned by pesticides applied to linden trees outside a Target store in Wilsonville, effectively wiping out hundreds of bumblebee colonies. The Oregon Department...
View ArticleFibronil banned in EU to protect bees
The destructive effects of nerve toxin fibronil on honeybees has caused it to be banned in the European Union along with the “neonics”. US Environmental Protection Agency, are you paying attention?...
View ArticleFungicides and Colony Collapse Disorder
Research from the US Department of Agriculture and the University of Maryland indicates that bees collecting pollen exposed to common fungicides are three times more susceptible to nosema infections,...
View ArticleNeonics in supposedly “bee-friendly” plants in big box stores
A recent study found that half the plants in big box stories such as Lowe’s and Home Depot contained “neonics” Though they are sometimes sold that way, these are not “bee-friendly” products– especially...
View ArticleNew Publication on Preventing Pesticide Poisonings in Bees
In the wake of the pesticide poisoning of 50,000 bumblebees, The Pacific Northwest Extension Service has just published a revised edition of a pamphlet with information on protecting honeybees and wild...
View ArticleNeonics and Bees — Political Inaction Persists Despite Mounting Evidence
Over the course of the last year, the issue of bees and the neonicotinoid pesticides has finally begun to appear in the popular press in this country. A campaign by Friends of the Earth in the UK...
View ArticleMore Data to Implicate Fungicides in Colony Collapse
A study by University of Maryland and US Department of Agriculture researchers just published in PLOS ONE indicates that fungicides in pollen weaken the ability of honeybees to withstand nosema–thus...
View ArticleThank you, Jerry’s!
Jerry’s Home Improvement Center in Eugene responded to concerns of beekeepers regarding the sale of neonicotinoid insecticides by examining the data and taking action– placing products containing these...
View ArticleGood News for Oregon’s Bees and More to Do
This from John Jordan, Communication Director for Beyond Toxics: Eugene’s City Council Wednesday night voted to ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides on city property. Council Resolution 5101 also...
View ArticleTell EPA: Step Up and Protect Bees
Send a message to the Environmental Protection Agency through this Pesticide Action Network campaign to get EPA administrator Gina McCarthy to ban “neonics” now rather than waiting until 2018, which is...
View ArticlePollinator Peril – Research Highlights
Two years ago I made poster for our educational bee event called Keeping our Bees Alive – The Challenges. At that time we knew that the neonicotinoid insecticides were likely a big problem, but we had...
View ArticlePlease Report Dead Bees
In the wake of two recent bumblebee die offs in Eugene and Portland resulting from pesticide poisoning, it is especially important to report suspected pesticide poisonings to the Oregon Department of...
View ArticleIt’s not just the bees, it’s the birds
Research out of the Netherlands, to be published tomorrow (7.10.2014) in the prestigious journal Nature, demonstrates a strong correlation between the decline of insect-eating bird species and...
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