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WASHINGTON, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With honey bees suffering a devastating decline as high as 90 percent as Earth Day approaches, national environmental groups, Beyond Pesticides and Center for Food Safety, launch a campaign called BEE Protective to support nationwide local action aimed at protecting honey bees and other pollinators from pesticides. Pollinators are a vital part of the environment, a barometer for healthy ecosystems, and critical to the nation's food...

DALLAS, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The report, "Crop Protection Chemicals Market by Types (Herbicides, Fungicides, Insecticides, Bio-pesticides and Adjuvants), by Crop Types, by Geography Global Trends and Forecast to 2018", defines and segments the global crop protection chemicals market with analysis and forecasting of the global revenues for pesticides (synthetic as well as bio-based), and adjuvants. It also identifies the driving and restraining factors for the global...

Nature Conservancy scientist's work suggests that this Earth Day, keeping the picnic basket full may depend on wild bees. Arlington, VA (PRWEB) April 16, 2013 Two recently released studies co-authored by The Nature Conservancy’s Christina M. Kennedy underscore just how important wild bees are to global agricultural production. Bees may seem like uninvited guests at a picnic, but before they're shooed away from the fruit salad, people should consider the role they play in...

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Bedbug infestations have been on the rise in recent years, and a remedy of yore may just be the answer to controlling a large problem from such a little pest, especially since the critters are becoming increasingly resilient against pesticide control. Researchers from the University of California, Irvine and the University of Kentucky (UKY) have rediscovered a type of plant that can be used as a bedbug trap, effectively stopping...

Trust in the USDA Organic seal reaches an all-time high among organic buyers WASHINGTON, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. families are increasingly embracing organic products in a wide range of categories, with 81 percent now reporting they purchase organic at least sometimes. This finding is one of many contained in the Organic Trade Association's (OTA's) newly released 2013 U.S. Families' Organic Attitudes and Beliefs Study, conducted Jan. 18-24, 2013. (Photo:...

This is the eighth in a series of press releases from the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) on the importance of practicing good pesticide stewardship techniques. Lawrence, KS (PRWEB) April 03, 2013 An employer was fined recently after an inspection showed pesticide application information wasn’t posted at the job site, and an employee applied a pesticide without safety training or personal protective equipment (PPE). The posting, safety training and PPE are all required under the...

BASEL, Switzerland, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Syngenta and Bayer CropScience today proposed an action plan to help unlock the EU stalemate on bee health. This follows the failure of the European Commission to reach agreement with Member States on an appropriate response to EFSA's report on the theoretical risk to bee health from neonicotinoid pesticides. John Atkin, Syngenta's Chief Operating Officer, said: "This comprehensive plan will bring valuable insights into...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online European Union (EU) nations have failed to agree on proposals that would have banned three pesticides reportedly linked to the decline of the global bee population. According to the BBC, a recent report from the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has concluded the substances in question posed a “high acute risk” to the pollinating insects. The EU’s executive body, the European Commission, had been seeking a two-year...

BASEL, Switzerland, March 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Syngenta today responded to the failure of the European Commission to win support for an EU-wide ban on neonicotinoid pesticides. A majority of Member States refused to support the proposal to restrict their use on all bee attractive crops. The Commission must now decide whether to appeal the decision or amend its proposal. Syngenta Chief Operating Officer, John Atkin, said: "We are pleased that EU Member States did not...

New research on household pesticide contamination emphasizes the need for less reliance on pesticides and more emphasis on neatness, blocking cracks where insects can enter and other so-called "integrated pest management" (IPM) measures, scientists have concluded. Their study appears in the ACS' journal Environmental Science & Technology. Chensheng Lu and colleagues cite previous studies showing that urban, low-income, multifamily, public housing dwellings are prone to severe pest...