The proceedings of the Conference ‘Pollinator friendly farming is possible’ held on the 22nd of March 2013 at the European Parliament,...

When farming or gardening, the fear of - insects, weeds, diseases, loss of yields - can lead to the use of pesticides. On the market, a...

Does agriculture need neonicotinoids? Neonicotinoid use is unjustified. Neonicotinoid insecticides are commonly used as a so-called...

-Report- The review of the risk assessment of fipronil revealed several concerns for bees. As for neonicotinoids the EU Commission has...

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France has banned the Cruiser OSR (on oilseed rape). This decision goes in the right direction, but the Minister Stéphane Le Foll cannot...

Biodiversity means survival A landmark film narrated by Jeremy Irons. Find out more at seedsoffreedom.info The story of seed has become...

Neonicotinoids and phenylpyrazoles, two families of pesticides used since the 90’s are accused to be at the origin of the massive...

On May 23rd the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) published its scientific opinion on how pesticide-risk for bees should be assessed....

The document includes the following points: Guttation: some insights into this phenomenon - The mechanism of guttation - Conditions

-Position- This document intends to analyze the existing guidelines for the "Environmental Risk Assessment" (ERA) of pesticides on bees....

After a careful reading of one DEFRA (Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of the UK) research project final report a...