Scientific Reports
Neonicotinoid insecticides probably not driving monarch butterfly declines, study finds
The long-term decline of monarch butterflies has been attributed to loss of their milkweed (Asclepias sp.) host-plants after the introduction ...
Organic farming’s positive impact on bees may be ‘overestimated,’ new study suggests
Intensive agricultural landscapes can be hostile for bees due to a lack of floral and nesting resources, and due to ...
New studies questioning safety of GMO corn ‘contain serious flaws,’ experts say
Two -omics studies on genetically modified maize and Roundup-fed rats, recently published in the journal Scientific Reports, contain serious flaws ...
CRISPR could efficiently improve difficult-to-breed oilseed crops, study shows
CRISPR/Cas9 is a valuable tool for both basic and applied research that has been widely applied to different plant species ...
Lab study shows ‘no impact’ of thiamethoxam neonicotinoid pesticide exposure on mature bumblebees
In this experiment, we chronically exposed whole mature bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) colonies to field-realistic levels of the neonicotinoid thiamethoxam (2.4ppb ...
Exposure to two neonicotinoids may reduce egg laying by queen honey bees
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Overwhelming evidence now suggests ...