Life is sweet for beekepers in Greece, but for how long?
Agence France-Presse The rosemary season has ended, but sage is in full bloom.In the fragrant hills of the Peloponnese in southern Greece, after a few sharp turns along a path, Nikos Reppas' old car...
View ArticleGreenpeace blames pesticides for decline in honey bees
Agencia EFE Geneva, Apr 18 (EFE).- Greenpeace activists scaled the headquarters of Swiss chemical company Syngenta AG in Basel to protest use of pesticides that affect the health of honey bees and...
View ArticleGreenpeace protest over bee deaths at Swiss firm
Agence France-Presse Greenpeace activists claiming pesticides decimate bee populations protested Wednesday at the headquarters of Swiss agrichemical giant Syngenta, hanging a huge banner outside.The...
View ArticleEstonian beekeepers produced 1,000 tons of honey last year
Asianet Estonian beekeepers produced 1,000 tons of honey last year and sold three quarters of it directly to consumers, Äripäev Online reports.According to the Estonian Market Research Institute...
View ArticleUS regulators under fire over bee-toxic pesticides
Agence France-Presse US environmental regulators are under fire from beekeepers and conservationists who say they are failing to vet risky pesticides that put people and valuable crop pollinators like...
View ArticleUS regulators under fire over bee-toxic pesticides
Agence France-Presse US environmental regulators are under fire from beekeepers and conservationists who say they are failing to vet risky pesticides that put people and valuable crop pollinators like...
View ArticleThousands of pesticides dodge US regulation: report
Agence France-Presse Thousands of pesticides are allowed onto the US market without rigorous safety testing, putting people, animals and crop pollinators like bees at risk, a US environmental group...
View ArticlePesticides short-circuit bee brains: study
Agence France-Presse Pesticides used by farmers to protect crops or bee hives can scramble the brain circuits of honeybees, affecting memory and navigation skills needed to find food, scientists said...
View ArticleEU could impose pesticide ban to protect bees
Thomson Reuters By Charlie DunmoreBRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU governments failed to agree a ban on three widely used pesticides linked to the decline of honeybees on Friday, but the European Commission...
View ArticleWorld agriculture suffers from loss of wild bees: study
Agence France-Presse Falling numbers of wild bees and other pollinating insects are hurting global agriculture, a study released on Thursday found.Managed populations of pollinators are less effective...
View ArticleIn sting, US catches China with fingers in honey jar
Agence France-Presse Call it a case of honey laundering.US officials said Wednesday they had mounted a sting operation against two major firms illegally importing honey from China and selling it on...
View ArticleAgrichemical giant Syngenta faults EU bee plan
Agence France-Presse Swiss-based agrichemical giant Syngenta on Friday urged Brussels to withdraw plans to slap a two-year ban on so-called neonicotinoid pesticides, saying blaming them for bee deaths...
View ArticleAgrichemical giant Syngenta faults EU bee plans
Agence France-Presse Swiss-based agrichemical giant Syngenta on Friday urged Brussels to withdraw plans to restrict the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, saying blaming them for the death of bees was...
View ArticleUPDATE 2-EU Commission wants curbs on pesticides to protect bees
Thomson Reuters * Commission seeks pesticide restrictions* Working towards March regulation* Implementation by 1 July 2013* Makes exception for 2013 maize crops (Adds background, Syngenta comments)By...
View ArticleSyngenta, Bayer pesticides pose honeybee threat -EFSA
Thomson Reuters * EU scientists warn against use in maize, rapeseed crops* No link found between pesticides and bee colony collapse* Commission says will take action if findings confirmed* Pesticide...
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