A beekeeper checking frames and caring for the hive. Photo by Getty Images. Over 14 million acres of Minnesota croplands such as corn and soy are planted with neonicotinoid (“neonic”) treated seeds.

To the Editor, Bees are in dire need of your help — today, one in four bumblebee species is at risk of extinction. Last winter, commercial beekeepers in Massachusetts lost 82% of their beehives. A big ...

In a corn field near Olathe, workers pick and hand off ripened corn to a platform that was slowly traveling through the fields on Thursday, August 2, 2018. Olathe sweet corn is one of the most prized ...

New York State's legislators are about to place drastic restrictions on neonicotinoids ("neonics"), a popular, safe, and effective class of pesticides. They're putting the bogus claims of activists ...

Neonicotinoids are widely used pesticides, but they kill bees and harm ecosystems. New rules would treat them more like controlled drugs, requiring something akin to a prescription for their use.

A Colorado law that limits the use of certain pesticides that kill bees is going into effect today, according to a press release from Environment Colorado. The state legislation, named Neonic ...

The seed industry and growers are closely watching legislation in Vermont that would ban corn and soybean seeds treated with neonicotinoids. Critics say it would make it more difficult for growers to ...

The California Fish and Game Commission has finalized a regulation prohibiting the larger Department of Fish and Wildlife from using certain toxic insecticides on lands under its jurisdiction.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Colorado law that limits the use of certain pesticides that kill bees is going into effect today, according to a press release ...