Ban bee-killing pesticides, British government committee says
There’s a growing call in the United Kingdom for political leaders to ban neonicotinoid-based pesticides that are being blamed for killing bees. Meanwhile, in Canada, we’re continuing to study just how...
View ArticleFirst reported pesticide poisonings of bees in Ontario in 2013.
Gerry McKee, the chairman of the Canadian Honey Council, sent me a note late last night confirming the first reported bee kill this year from corn pesticides in Ontario. You will remember that last...
View ArticleTwo Alberta honey producers fined for unregistered pest control
Two Alberta honey producers have been handed hefty fines for using unregistered pest control products in their beehives. This week Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency announced it had...
View ArticleMore bee death in Ontario blamed on neonicotinoid pesticides
There’s been another rash of bee deaths in Ontario, where commercial beekeepers are on the ropes with losses of upwards of 85 per cent. The presence of neonicotinoid pesticides in dead bees collected...
View ArticleOn bee-killing pesticides and CropLife Canada’s new CEO, a former Tory minister
The debate over neonicotinoid pesticides and their continuing effect on bees has reached the political level in Ottawa, where questions are now being asked about the propriety of a former Conservative...
View ArticleB.C. Honey Producers to hold neonicotinoid insecticide discussion
There is a debate developing in British Columbia about the concern over neonicotinoid insecticides and the effects they may be having on pollinators, both wild and domestic. We’ve been watching with...
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