Neonics

• Pollinating bees may be exposed to lethal levels of neonics in soil on southern Ontario farms: study

  New research from the University of Guelph suggests ground-nesting bees may be exposed to lethal levels of pervasive insecticides found in soil on farms across southern Ontario.

  Environment

  Aug 26, 2019
  
• Is buying organic really worth it?

  Here's what two Canadian experts had to say

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2017
  
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• How you can help save the bees this spring

  Bees are a vitally important pollinator. Here we bust some bee myths and provide some tips on how you can help save the bees.

  Environment

  Apr 24, 2016
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• How the pesticide believed to be killing the bees could be affecting humans

  Mounting evidence suggests that neonics, a pesticide widely used in Canada, could not only be harmful to bees, but to humans as well.

  Environment

  Apr 20, 2016
• Senate Committee asks feds not to delay results of pesticide re-evaluation

  Senators, part of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, are asking the federal government to finish their re-evaluation of neonicotinoids pesticides. Neonics are widely suspected of contributing to bee losses around the world.

  Canada

  May 27, 2015
• Banning neonics will have smaller impact on agriculture than industry estimates: leaked draft report

  Banning neonics will have a minimal effect on corn and soybean yields, an internal federal government draft report shows.

  Canada

  May 21, 2015
• Proposed ban of suspected bee killer sets off massive fight in rural Ontario

  Bees in Ontario have been dying in record numbers, close to 60 per cent last winter alone.

  Canada

  Apr 17, 2015
• Doctors, nurses call for ban on pesticides that many say are killing bees

  The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment and the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario have launched a campaign to ban a group of pesticides linked to bee deaths in Ontario and Quebec.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2014
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• ‘Neonic’ pesticides killing bees, harming environment: scientists

  Scientists say they have conclusive evidence that two widely used types of pesticides are killing bees and other insects and harming the environment.

  Environment

  Jun 25, 2014