Category: Pesticides

I wrote about this sort of problem in the commercial bee industry in 2013. Continue reading Study suggests commercial bumble bee industry amplified a fungal pathogen of bees

But “no disease has ever been documented that stems from legal applications of pesticides,” a prominent anti-pesticide activist has admitted. Continue reading Pesticides: Economic nonsense?

Still waiting to see microcephaly cases in Colombia. Continue reading Claim: Finnish study confirms link between Zika virus and fetal brain damage

“By all rights I should be an enthusiastic advocate and consumer of organic.” Continue reading Why I Don’t Buy Organic, And Why You Might Not Want To Either

“Some farmers are going to find themselves in a dead-end regarding crop protection … and could see their harvests fall by 15 to 40 percent depending on the crop.” Continue reading France moves toward full ban on pesticides blamed for harming bees

Because one study settles everything. Continue reading Claim: Bee flower choices altered by exposure to pesticides

Just spray and kill the mosquitoes. Continue reading Mosquitoes’ rapid spread poses threat beyond Zika

“Considering that organic agriculture yields are lower compared to conventional farming, and organic farmers often cannot cover their costs by just selling the products.” Continue reading Romania forced to subsidize organic farmers

Finally, the last report is issued. Continue reading Era of Agent Orange junk science comes to an end

Good thing that ” Zika is harmless to most people infected by it.” Continue reading Zika Vaccine Still Years Away, W.H.O. Says

“Glyphosate, which is the most widely applied pesticide worldwide, was declared as “probably carcinogenic to humans” last March by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).” Continue reading California Widow Sues Monsanto Alleging Roundup Caused Her Husband’s Cancer