neonicotinoids

A growing body of evidence, showing that Canada’s most common insecticides are more dangerous to human health than previously thought, has not been fully assessed by this country’s pesticide regulator, Canada’s National Observer has found.

Environmental and health protection groups are asking the government to temporarily ban a class of toxic insecticides until an independent expert panel has determined they are safe — following a bombshell investigation by Canada's National Observer that revealed how federal officials colluded with the pesticide industry to keep three pesticides on the market.

Insect declines mean reduced yields of healthy foods like fruit and vegetables and increased disease in people, study finds.

Pesticides harmful to bees, water bugs, and other insects will continue to be allowed for use on Canadian fields and lawns.

Beekeepers are sounding the alarm about the latest developments in genetically modified pollinators.

Newly published research is providing more compelling evidence that a common insecticide is harming migratory birds.

Neonicotinoids are an insecticide that coats seeds for crops like corn and soy to protect it against insect pests, but since it is water soluble, it is mobile.

Environmental groups say the Commons agriculture committee looking into a ban on imidacloprid is parroting industry lines while ignoring concerns about the pesticides.

The federal government should move ahead with a proposed ban of a bee-killing pesticide immediately, an organization representing Ontario’s beekeepers says.

Environmental organizations are questioning the role of the pesticide industry in a House of Commons consultation on a proposed ban of a pesticide linked to the global decline of honeybees.