A study finds that exposure to neonicotinoid insecticides puts a threatened beetle species at higher risk of mortality.

Bumblebees with pesticide exposure experience hormetic stress responses with impacts on future generations and reproduction.

"There should be no place in this country for pesticides that poison our bees, period." Government moves to outlaw chemical ...

A widespread and commonly used pesticide that has been called “the new DDT” has been found in elevated levels in some of the state’s largest rivers, causing potential harm to aquatic ecosystems and ...

Neonicotinoids are also highly persistent and can linger in soil for years, causing long-term harm. Imidacloprid is one of the two active ingredients in Seresto flea collars, which have been linked to ...

The EPA’s assessments of clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam marked the first time the agency has completed biological evaluations of any neonicotinoids’ harms to the nation’s most imperiled ...

Most uses of insecticides known as neonicotinoids represent a risk to wild bees and honeybees, the European Food Safety Authority has confirmed. The use of neonicotinoids has been restricted in ...

imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam. Environmental groups say studies in rodents suggest neonicotinoids are harmful to the developing mammalian brain, including the brains of human children.

A complete ban on the use of bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides in the UK has moved a step closer. The UK Government set out its plans in late December to deliver on a key election pledge. Despite ...