Current Pesticides News Today
Labs find banned pesticides on fruit, vegetables: Greenpeace
Independent labs found pesticides on 43 of 58 types of supermarket produce, according to a Greenpeace report released yesterday. Of these 43, eleven contained illegal pesticides.
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:20:27 -0800
Pesticides blamed for bee decline
Compelling new evidence from the US government's top bee expert that modern pesticides may be a major cause of collapsing bee populations led to calls yesterday for the chemicals to be banned.
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:40:41 -0800
Watch: Pesticides in Our Orange Juice?
Government officials say affected juice is safe and will go on sale.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:01:22 -0800
Cosmetic pesticides face ban in province
Manitoba will soon join most other Canadian provinces and ban cosmetic pesticides -- sprays such as WeedEx and Roundup that keep lawns perfect by killing weeds and bugs.
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:35:56 -0800
Pesticides sale has come down: farmers wary about use
Tiruchirapalli, Jan 29 : P Murugesa Bhoopathi, Vice Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has said the annual sale of pesticides has come down to 3,500 tonnes now from 11,500 tonnes in 1970, thanks to a sustained campaign and extension services by the agriculture department.
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:29:11 -0800
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