Tag: pollinators
Honey bee colony decline to impact agriculture production in 2025
Commercial honey bee colony losses are projected to reach between 60 and 70 percent up from 40 and 50 percent in the past decade.
Global food crisis looms as pollinator decline threatens yields of nutrient-rich...
New research reveals pollinator shortages impacting up to two-Thirds of farms worldwide, jeopardizing global food security.
UK butterfly numbers plummet to record lows: A warning sign of...
Conservationists sound the alarm as climate change, habitat loss, and pesticide use decimate butterfly populations.
Fish and Wildlife Service lists subspecies of silverspot butterfly under Endangered...
The silverspot butterfly isn't in immediate danger of extinction, but rather science indicates that it will likely be endangered in the near future.
California passes new bill to curb widespread use of neonicotinoid pesticides
The bill will limit the use of neonics to trained professionals beginning in 2025.
Pollinator decline puts tropical crops worldwide at risk
“Our findings underscore the urgent need to take global action to mitigate climate change, alongside efforts to slow down land use changes and protect natural habitats to avoid harming insect pollinators.”
EPA assessment finds 3 popular neonicotinoid insecticides jeopardize endangered plants and...
The answer to prevent further extinction of up to 41 percent of the world's insects is a “serious reduction in pesticide usage.”
Pesticides drifting to unintended flowers could harm pollinators, study finds
Being exposed to multiple pesticides is concerning for the health of bees and could have serious implications for crop production, the function of ecosystems and human health.
Deadly pesticide still legal in US can harm bee populations for...
The latest research offers another argument that U.S. regulators should follow the EU and ban neonicotinoids.
Beekeepers file lawsuit against EPA for approval of insecticide linked to...
"When brought back to the hive sulfoxaflor "can impair the colony’s ability to breed, forage, fight disease and survive the winter."
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Trump fights court order to fully fund SNAP for 42 million Americans
A federal judge ordered the administration to fully fund November SNAP benefits for 42 million people as the Justice Department appealed, while analysis shows the partial-payment plan would cut average aid by 61 percent and leave millions with nothing.
Utah’s 1,300-bed homelessness “accountability center” tests Trump-era crackdown
Planned for 16 acres on the edge of Salt Lake City, Utah’s new homelessness campus would combine mass shelter, court-ordered treatment, and “work-conditioned housing.” Supporters call it a model of reform, while advocates warn it mirrors forced labor and internment.
The truth about kratom and its safety problems
"Depending on the amount of active ingredient in the product…taking kratom can be harmful," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned people not to use kratom because of possible harm it can cause.
Trump is running for a third term. SCOTUS will let him. Democrats have to...
How far the Democrats ultimately go in providing justice and accountability depends entirely on how much the American people push them.
Only the ugliest American alone pulverizes domestic and overseas stability, the rarest of doomed...
As long as politics remains tawdry, brain-numbing entertainment, infected by hateful racist bugs, today’s already darkened age will grow darker before en-light-enment may return.