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• NEW!  Different Effects of Pesticides, by Verena Christen, in Bee Culture, February 23, 2023
• When Voluntary Action Isn't Enough: The Case for Regulating Pesticide-Coated Seed, by Aimee Code, in Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, November 1, 2022
• Flying After Ingesting Pesticides, by Alison Bosman, in Bee Culture, October 27, 2022
•  Roundup Alternatives, by Terry Turner, in ConsumerNotice.org
•  Pesticide Antidote for 'Bees', by Brian Owens, in Bee Culture, October 15, 2021
• Pesticide Combinations Bad for Honey Bees: Pesticides Might Be Worse for Bees Than We Thought,  by Ula Chrobak, in Bee Culture, August 30, 2021
• Neem Oil Harms Bees, by David M. Kuchta, in Bee Culture, August 25, 2021
•  Mixing Pesticides, by Enji Jones, in Bee Culture, August 24, 2021
• Bayer Loses EU Fight, in Bee Culture, June 7, 2021
• It's Not the Glyphosate, It Is the Inert Ingredients, by Marc Heller, Bee Culture, April 20, 2021
• Neonic Soil Treatment Hurts Ground Nesting Bees, by Susan Chan, in Bee Culture, March 23, 2021
•  Aerial Spraying and Honey Bees, by Rust Burlew, in Honey Bee Suite, December 4, 2020
•  Honey Bees Lose Sleep After Ingesting Pesticides, by Marissa Shapiro, in Bee Culture, November 6, 2020
• French Ban on Bee killing Pesticide Upheld, by Molly Quell, in Bee Cultuer, October 12, 2020
• French MPS Freeze Ban on Neo-Nics by Agence France-Presse, October 8, 2020
•  We Are Inadvertently Damaging Honey Bees, by Paul LDriessen, in Bee Culture, September 2, 2020
• Neonics Found to Impair Honey Bee Growth, published in the journal Scientific Reports, in Bee Culture, June 8, 2020
• Honey Bee Exposure to Pesticides, in Bee Culture, April 14, 2020
• Pesticide Seed Coatings Are Widespread But Under-reported, by Sara LaJeunesse, in Bee Culture, March 26, 2020
• Wasps' Gut Microbes Help Them - and Their Offspring - Survive Pesticides, by Cell Press, in Phys.Org, February 4, 2020
• Concerns About Effect of Glyphosate on Pollinators Essential to Agriculture, by Nancy Gray Garvin, in Greenfield Recorder, February 4, 2020
• Pollinator Health Is the Focus of Proposed EPA Pesticide Restrictions, by Erik Neumann, in Jefferson Public Radio, February 3, 2020
• Insecticides Are Becoming More Toxic To Honeybees, National Science Foundation Reports, in Sierra Sun Times, February 1, 2020
• The Playbook for Poisoning the Earth, by Lee Fang, in Intercept, January 18, 2020.
• Neonics Driving Increase in Honey Bee Toxicity, by Margaret Douglas, et. al., in Bee Culture, Janauary 21, 2020
•  Are Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments Critical for Protecting Crops - or Unnecessary, With Potential to Harm Bees? by Paul McDivitt, in Bee Culture, November 18, 2019
• A New Pesticide is All the Buzz, by Rachel Fritts, in ARS Technica, October 18, 2019
• EU Lawmakers: New Bee Safety Rules Won't Protect Pollinators From Neonic Pesticides Long Term, by Samuel Petrequin, in Genetic Literacy Project: Science Not Ideology, October 28, 2019
• Surprise! Pesticide Companies Leverage Regulations for Financial Gains, by Egan Jimenez, in Bee Culture, Octover 15, 2019
•  Rachel Carson Had It Right the First Time... , by Elizabeth Pennisi, in Bee Culture, September 21, 2019
• Pollinating Bees May Be Exposed to Lethal Levels of Neonics in Soil: Study, by Liam Casey, in National Post, August 26, 2019
• Beekeepers Are Suing Trump Administration Over Decision to Allow Wider Use of Insecticides, by Ghiara Giordano, in Independent, September 8, 2019
•  U.S. Beekeepers File Suit Against Trump EPA Charging 'Illegal' Approval of Insecticide Linked to Mass Die-Off, by Common Dreams, in Eco Watch, September 8, 2019
• EPA Sued for Allowing Use of Pesticide Harmful to Bees, by Rebecca Beitsch, in The Hill, August 20, 2019
• Researchers Find Neonicotinoids Present a Danger to Pollinators, by Bob Yirka, in Phys.org, August 8, 2019
• This Tiny Insect Could Be Delivering Toxic Pesticides to Honey Bees and Other Beneficial Bugs, by Katie Camero, in Science, August 5, 2019
• A New Study Reveals Just How Toxic a Bee's World Has Become, by Tom Philpott, in Mother Jones, August 7, 2019
•  Fungicide Impacts on Pollinators, by Emily May, Aimee Code, and Sarah Hoyle, Xerces Society, August 2019
• Long Term Exposure to Common Pesticide Damages Honey Bee's Ability to Fly, by University of California, San Diego,  in Bee Culture, July 18, 2019
• Sulfoxaflor Continues to Be a Bee Killer, by Michele Colopy of Pollinator Stewardship Council, in Bee Culture, July 16, 2019
• Mites and Insecticides Prove Killer Combo for Honey Bees, in SWI Swissinfor.ch Natural Science, June 4, 2019
• EPA Blocks a Dozen Products Containing Pesticides Thought Harmful to Bees, by Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, May 22, 2019
• Round Up - Could This Commonly Used Herbicide Also Be Having Adverse Effects on the Health and Behavior of Honey Bees, by Michael Balter, in Bee Culture, May 24, 2019
• Pesticides and Pollinators: A Socioecological Synthesis, by Douglas B. Sponsler, et al, in Science Direct, Science of the Total Environment, April 20, 2019
• California Environmental Protection Agency Acts to Ban Chlorphyrifos, in Farm Journal's AGPRO, May 13, 2019
• Weed Killer Residues Found in 98 Percent of Canadian Honey Samples, by Carey Gillam, in Bee Culture, May 17, 2019
• Permits Are Granted Without Considering Safe Alternatives for Hazarous Pesticides Such as Chlorpyrifos, or How Pesticides May Interact with One Another, by Mark Weller, in Bee Culture, May 6, 2019
• Study Findings on Pollinator Declines: Neonics Increase Honey Bee Vulnerability to Mites, in Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog, April 30, 2019
• The Self-Grooming Behavior of Honey Bees Can Be Affected by Pesticides, by University of Guelph,  in Bee Culture, April 30, 2019
• Male and Female Bees Have Different Reactions to Pesticide Exposure, in Bee Culture, April 24, 2019
• The Pesticide in Our Own Backyards, by Rusty Burlew, in HomeyBeeSuite, April 15, 2019
• Pesticide Cocktail Can Harm Honey Bees, by University of California, San Diego, April 10, 2019
• New Research Demonstrates a Highly Sensitive Approach that Will Improve Pesticide Evaluaton Befor It Gets Released, in Bee Culture, March 11, 2019
• Pollinator Stewardship Seeking a Moratorium on Neonicotinoids to Curtail Bee Losses, in Bee Culture, February 18, 2019
• Culprit Found for Honeybee Deaths in Almond Groves, by Misti Crane, in Ohio State University, Ohio State News, February 4, 2019
• France is the First Country to Ban All 5 Neonic Pesticides, in Bee Culture, December 18, 2018
• Bee Friendly Insecticide, Made From Olive Oil, Creates a Buzz Around Europe, in Bee Culture, December 12, 2018
• Court Bans Use of Chlorpyrifos Pesticide in U.S., by Stephen Kloosterman,  in Air Quality Matters, December 6, 2018
• How Pesticides Are Harming Bee Colonies, by Erik Stokstad, in Science, November 8, 2018
• Scientists Spy on Bees, See Harmful Effects of Common Insecticide, by Merrit Kennedy, in NPR Research News, November 9, 2018
• France Becomes First Country in Europe to Ban All Five Pesticides Killing Bees,  by Henry Samuel, in The Telegraph, August 31, 2018
• Dow is Trying to Expand Use of another Pesticide Linked to Bee Deaths, by Amy Martyn, in Bee Culture, November 6, 2018
• Glyphosate Affects the Larval Development of Honey Bees Depending on the Susceptibility of Colonies, by Diego E. Vazquez et al, in Bee Culture, October 20, 2018
• Seeing Pesticides Spread Through Insect Bodies, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan. in Bee Culture, October 12, 2018
• Glyphosate Keeps Showing Up in Honey Bee Health Studies..., by Karen Fleur Tofti-Tufarelli, in Bee Culture, October 11, 2018
• Common Weed Killer- Believed Harmless to Animals -- May be Harming Bees Worldwide, by Warren Cornwall, in Science, September 24, 2018
• USDA Supports EPA's Conclusion That the Available Scientific Evidence Does Not Indicate the Need for a Total Ban on the Use of Chlorpyrifos, in Bee Culture, September 26, 2018
• Study: Roundup Weed Killer Could Be Linked to Widespread Bee Deaths, by Vanessa Romo, in NPR: Science, September 25, 2018
•  EPA's Chronic Misuse of 'Emergency' Pesticide Exemptions Increases Risks to Wildlife, by Stephanie M. Parent and Nathan Donley, in Bee Culture, September 18, 2018
• The More of Some Pesticides Bees Eat, the More They Like Them, from Imperial College London, in Bee Culture, September 10, 2018
• France Becomes First Country in Europe to Ban All Five Pesticides Killing Bees, by Henry Samuel, in The Telegraphy News, August 31, 2018
• Sulfoximine-based Insecticides May Harm Bees as Much as Those They Are To Replace, by Marlowe Hood, in Bee Culture, August 23, 2018
• Bumble Bees and Hummingbirds Are Being Exposed to Neonicotinoids and Other Pesticides,  by Alan Harman, In Bee Culture, August 16, 2018
• EU Ban on Neonics in AG Didn't Stop Their Use in Urban Areas, by Alan Harman,  in Bee Culture, August 14, 2018
• Pesticides Used in Crop Protection Have a Significant Negative Impact on Learning and Memory in Bees,  in Bee Culture, August 6, 2018
• New Restrictions Will Require California Growers to Modify When and Where Neonics Are Applied,  by Geoffrey Mohan, the Los Angeles Times,  in Bee Culture, August 10, 2018
• Pesticides Used in Crop Protection Have a Significant Negative Impact on the Learning and Memory Abilities of Bees, by Sabrina Weiss, originally in British Ecological Society, in Bee Culture, July 25, 2018  
  
• There's a Lot More Bad to Fungicide Exposure to Honey Bees Than You Thought. A Lot. by Meghan Milbrath and Jacquelyn Albert, in Bee Culture, July 24, 2018
• US Federal Court Urged to Order Ban of Chlorpyrifos, in Bee Culture, July 28, 2018
•  Exposure of Hummingbirds and Bumble Bees to Pesticides, in Bee Culture, July 17, 2018.
• Not Putting Poison on Plants Helps Pollinators and People - Who Would Have Guessed.  Ortho, Kroger, and COSTCO take steps to further protect pollinators with a Bee Responsible campaign, in Bee Culture, June 29, 2019
• Fungicides Seem to Be Much More of a Problem than We Thought... in Bee Culture, June 13, 2018
• Efforts to Create Pesticides That Are Not Toxic To Bees Have Been Boosted By a Scientific Breakthrough, in Bee Culture, June 1, 2018
•  Syngenta Responds to EU Court Ruling, in Morning Ag Clips, May 17, 2018
• EU To Ban Pesticides That Harm Bees,  by Raf Casert, in Morning Ag Clips,  April 29, 2018
• In an Effort To Protect Bees, the European Union Has Taken a Strong Stand: A Near Complete Ban On Neonicotinoids. Bayer Disagrees, in Bee Culture, May 9, 2018
• Researchers Create Microparticles That Could Help Save Honey Bees, by Scott Weybright, College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences, Washington State University, in WSU Insider, April 9, 2018
• Scientists Create Microparticles That Could Help Save Honey Bees, by Pranjal Mehar, in Bee Culture, April 21, 2018
• Unraveling the Molecular Determinants of Bee Sensitivity to Neonicotinoid Insecticides, in Current Biology, April 2, 2018
• Neonicotinoids: Risks to Bees Confirmed, in Bee Culture, March 17, 2018
•  Pesticides and the Loss of Biodiversity, by Richard Isenring, Pesticide Action Network - Europe, March 2010
• U.S. Scientists Found Neonicotinoid Insecticides in About Three-Quarters of Samples From 10 Major Great Lakes Tributaries, in Bee Culture, February 9, 2018
• Australian Grocery Chain Woolworths to Stop Selling a Pesticide That’s Causing Bee Pollinator “Colony Collapse” byVicki Batts, in Natural News, February 2, 2018
• Honey Bees' Attraction to Fungicide "Unsettling" for Food Output; Study, reported by Emma Batha, Thompson Reuters Foundation, January 9, 2018
• Perhaps Bees Should Adopt the Saying "God Save Me From My Friends" in Bee Culture, February 2, 2018
• Rethinking the Pesticides; Neonicotinoids - Bee Health Crisis Narrative. Why the Media Get it Wrong. by the Genetic Literacy Project, by Jon Entine, January 9, 2018
• Bees Like Sugar and Fungicides,or Sugar and Herbicides Better Than Just Sugar. in Bee Culture, January 12, 2018
• Neonics Still Allowed in Canada, in Bee Culture, January 11, 2018
•  Agricultural Fungicide Attracts Honey Bees, from research at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, in Morning Ag Clips, January 9, 2018
•  Pesticides and Poor Nutrition are a 1,2 Punch for Honey Bees, But ...Just Pesticides OK, Says EPA, in Bee Culture, January 6, 2018
• Neonicotinoids Vote Nears As Lobbying Steps Up in the EU, in Bee Culture, by Matthew Appleby, December 15, 2017
• Risk Assessment on the Potential Risks to Bees From Neonicotinoid Pesticides, in Bee Culture, December 3, 2017
• The Bitter Battle Over the World's Most Popular Insecticides, by Daniel Cressey, in Nature, November, 2017
• Fungicides Make Insecticides and Diseases Even Worse for Bees, in Bee Culture, November 15, 2017
• Bees Are Carrying Pesticides Into Most of the World's Honey, by Kevin Enochs, in Science & Health, October 8, 2017
• New Sivanto Insecticide Safe for Bees, Hard on Pests, Good for Crops, by Jack Boyne, in Bee Culture, July 28, 2017
• Explaining Massachusetts' Attempt to Protect Bees, But Farmers and Farm Bureau Cannot Support Knee-jerk Reactions Not Backed by Scientific Data, by Ed Davidian, in Bee Culture,  July 27, 2017
• Pesticide Drift Can Harm Bees, Wildlife, and Other Farm Crops, by Alan Harman, in Bee Culture, July 26, 2017
• Larval Exposure to thiamethoxam and American foulbrood: effects on mortality and cognition in the honey bee Apis mellifera, in Journal of Apicultural Research, July 11, 2017
• Thiacloprid Alters Social Interactions Between Honey Bee Workers, by Nadege Forfert and Robin F. A. Mortiz, in Journal of Apicultural Research, July 11, 2017
• The Effects of Certain Landscape Characteristics on Insecticide Use... University of California, Santa Barbara, in Bee Culture, June 9, 2017
•  Honeybees Pick Up "Astonishing" Number of Pesticides Via Non-Crop Plants, by Purdue Uiversity,  in Bee Culture, June 28, 2017
• 100% of Honeybee Colony Food Found to be Heavily Contaminated with Toxic Pesticides, by Earl Garcia, in Natural News, April 30, 2017
•  Bee-friendly Plants Sold at Garden Centers  Found to be Heavily Contaminated with Deadly Pesticides, by Earl Garcia, in Natural News, May 30, 2017
•  Neonic Pesticides Threaten Wild Bees' Spring Breeding, Study Finds, by Dara Stanley, University of Guelph, in Bee Culture, May 24, 2017
• Bees Face Heavy Pesticide Peril From Drawn-out Sources, by Blaine Friedlander, in Cornell Chronical, May 12, 2017
• Common Neonicotinoid Pesticide, Thiamethoxam, Impairs Honey Bee Flight Ability, by Simone Tosi, et. al, in Scientific Reports, April 26, 2017
• Common Pesticide Damages Bee's Ability to Fly, Research Finds, in Bee Culture, May 4, 2017
• Europe is Waging War on Insecticides and GMO Crops, by Emily Monico, in Organic Authority, April 24, 2017
•  Neonics in Drinking Water, in Bee Culture, April 9, 2017
• E.P.A Chief Chooses Not to Ban Chlorpyrifos, Going Against His Own Agency's Findings, in Bee Culture, April 4, 2017 
• An Inert Pesticide Adjuvant Synergizes Viral Pathogenicity and Mortality in Honey Bee Larvae, in Scientific Reports, published online January 16, 2017
• Fungicies Commonly Used in Almond Orchards Can Be Harmful to Almond Growers' Best Friends - Honey Bees, in Bee Culture, March 29, 2017
• Europe Poised for Total Ban on Bee-Harming Pesticides, in The Guardian, March 23, 2017
• EPA Finds Pesticides Could Harm Endangered Species,  in Bee Culture Magazine, February 3, 2017
• Understanding the Colony Collapse Disorder of the Honey Bee, by Amy Shepherd, in Keeping Backyard Bees, May 11, 2016  
• Common Crop Chemical Leaves Bees Susceptible to Deadly Virus, in American Bee Journal Extra, January 17, 2017
• Common Insecticides are Riskier Than Thought to Predetory Insects, in Bee Culture Magazine, December 16, 2016
• Court Ignores Risk of Neonic Seed Coatings..., in Bee Culture Magazine, December 4, 2016
• Neonicotinoid Pesticides Foster Spider Mite Outbreaks, by Roxanne Lee, in Bee Culture Magazine, November 30, 2016
• Protecting Bees from Pesticides...Smartphone App, released by Oregon State University for farmers and beekeepers, in Bee Culture magazine, November 24, 2016
• Court Fails to Protect Bees and Beekeepers, in Bee Culture Magazine, November 24, 2016
• EPA Re-registers Sulfoxaflor for Crop Use..., in Bee Culture Magazine, October 27, 2016
• South Carolina County Inadvertently Kills Millions of Honey Bees, by Brenda Rindge, in Bee Culture, September 5, 2106
• World's Most Heavily Used Pesticide Set to Wipe Bees Off the Face of the Earth, by Julie Wilson, in Natural News, August 26, 2016
• Real-World Risk to Honeybees Low, by Timothy Lawrence and Alen Felsot, Washington State University,  August 6, 2016
• Jeff Harris: Honey Bee Deaths Predate Ag Chemicals, by Hembree Brandon, in Delta Farm Press, July 26, 2016
• Pesticides Reduce Male Honeybee Fertility: Study, by Ashly P. Taylor inThe Scientist,  July 27, 2016
• Neonicotinoid Insecticides Can Serve as Inadvertent Insect Contraceptives in Proceedings of the Royal Society B (Biological Sciences), July 27, 2016
•  Organic-approved Pesticides Minimizing Risks to Bees, by Eric Mader and Nancy Lee Adamson posted by the Xerces Society, 2012
•  Major Pest Control Company Announces A Huge Change To Protect Bees, by Chris DiAngelo in The Huffington Post, April 12, 2016
  
•  Chlorpyrifos Hampers Honeybee Learning and Memory - Honeybees suffer severe learning and memory deficits after ingesting very small doses of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, research by Elodie Urlacher, March 2016 
•  Bayer Revises Position to Propose Extra Protections for Bees from Pesticides, January 12, 2016 - Bayer Concurs with EPA Findings on Certain Neonicotinoid Hazards to Honey Bees
•  EPA Confirms Activists' Longtime Claims: Neonicotinoid Pesticide Threatens Honeybees - Mike Ludwig, Truthout, January 6, 2016
• Program Designed to Prevent Bee Colonies From Accidental Pesticide Exposure - Growing Produce, May 5, 2015 - Farmers and beekeepers communicating about pesticides to prevent harming bees
• Bees 'Prefer' Neonicotinoid-Laced Nectar - Michael Gross, Chemistry World, April 22, 2015
• Study Finds Imidacloprid Safe for Honey Bees at Realistic Exposure Levels - Entomology Today, March 19, 2015
• EPA Says it is Unlikey to Approve New Neonicoinoid Outdoor Uses - EPA has required new bee safety studies for neonicotinoid pesticides
• Buzz Kill - Patrick J. Kiger, Sierra Club, March/April 2015 - As corn yields rise, bees are dying worldwide
• Neonics: Not the Only Culprit for Honey Bee Decline - University of Maryland via AgFax.com, March 19, 2015
• Bee Deaths Reversal: As Evidence Points Away from Neonics, Pressure Builds to Rethink Ban - Jon Entine, Forbes, February 5, 2014
• Monsanto Loses GMO Permit in Mexico, Judge Sides with the Bees - Collective Evolution, August 27, 2014 
• A World Without Neonics - Seed World, September 2014
• There is More at Stake that a Pollinator Health Plan - We Grow for the World, December 24, 2014
• Spokane City Council, Honeybee Poisons Banned - Spokesman Review, City Section, June 24, 2014
• Are Neonicotinoids Killing Bees - Pennsylvania State University, College of Agricultural Sciences, 2014
• Neonicotinoids Barely Found in Pollen of Seed-Treated Plants - Entomology Today, February 6, 2014
• Bee Deaths: EU to Ban Neonicotinoid Pesticides - BBC News Europe, April 29, 2013
• Neonicotinoids in bees: a review on concentrations, side-effects and risk assessment  - in Springer.com Exotoxicology, February 18, 2012
• Are Neonicotinoids Killing Bees - Xerces Society, 2012
• 3 New Studies Link Bee Decline to Bayer Pesticide - Tom Philpott, Mother Jones, March 29, 2012
• Are Pesticides Behind Massive Bee Die-Offs? - Tom Philpott, Mother Jones, January 10, 2012
• Controversial Pesticide Linked to Bee Collapse - Wired Science, March 29, 2012
• Blamed for Bee Collapse, Monsanto Buys Leading Bee Research Firm - Natural Society Newsletter, April 19, 2012
• How the Honey Bee Tolerates Some Synthetic Pesticides - Science Daily, July 7, 2011, from a study from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
• Approved Washington State Pesticides - Pesticides approved in Washington State to control of suppress tracheal mites and/or varroa mites in honey bee colonies