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Fruits and vegetables are often sprayed with fungicides to keep mold at bay. However, new research suggests one of these chemicals could be quietly harming insects that are critical to healthy ...

For more than a decade, scientists have reported severe declines in populations of insects. We didn’t need the scientists to tell us. Anyone who remembers the numbers of bugs that used to splatter on ...

CASS COUNTY, MI – Bill Westrate fondly remembers all the fireflies he would see when driving by the agricultural fields around his farm in Cass County 20 years ago. “You could drive by in the evening ...

A widely-used agricultural chemical sprayed on fruits and vegetables to prevent fungal disease is also killing beneficial insects that play a critical role in pollination and wider ecosystems. New ...

Imagine driving down a highway in the summer. The windows are down, the music is loud, and the wind is whipping through your hair. Now picture your car's windshield. You might expect to see a handful ...

(Beyond Pesticides, September 11, 2024) A literature review in Environments, written by researchers from South Korea and Ghana, highlights the threat to nontarget species and the biodiversity of ...

So many of the world’s six-legged species are in trouble. Beetles are disappearing, butterfly populations are shrinking, and bumblebees are vanishing—all symptoms of a broader problem that has been ...

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