Insecticides: Is It a Threat for Mammals?

Medicine & Technology Feb 07, 2021

Researchers report that the commonly used synthetic insecticide, neonics, harms birds, wildlife, and humans.

Queen Bee Egg Development Affected By Pesticides

May 16, 2017

Scientists looking at bumblebees in the English countryside suggest that using the insecticide Thiamethoxam might bring down the bumblebee population.

Neonicotinoid-Laced Nectar Proves to Be Addictive Additive for Bees

Apr 27, 2015

For bees jonesing for their next fix, fate could be a little messy with their newest addictions. In a new study published this week in the journal Nature, researchers conducted experiments to find out just how new pesticides are affecting bee foraging behavior. And what they found is that humans aren’t the only ones addicted to small bits of nicotine—bees crave it too.