Pollinators & Pesticides – Genes and Science https://geneticliteracyproject.org Science Not Ideology Mon, 24 Aug 2020 17:05:31 -0400 en-US hourly 1 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-favicon-cropped-spectrum-initials-blue-box-borders-512x512-1-32x32.png Pollinators & Pesticides – Genes and Science https://geneticliteracyproject.org 32 32 149325001 Viewpoint: ‘Bird apocalypse’? Study wrongly blames neonicotinoid pesticides for declining bird biodiversity https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/viewpoint-bird-apocalypse-study-wrongly-blames-neonicotinoid-pesticides-for-declining-bird-biodiversity/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/viewpoint-bird-apocalypse-study-wrongly-blames-neonicotinoid-pesticides-for-declining-bird-biodiversity/#disqus_thread Wed, 19 Aug 2020 04:01:06 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332910 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/viewpoint-bird-apocalypse-study-wrongly-blames-neonicotinoid-pesticides-for-declining-bird-biodiversity/feed/ 0 2332910 ‘No change in insect population sizes’: Massive North American study challenges ‘insect apocalypse’ claims https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/12/no-change-in-insect-population-sizes-massive-north-american-study-challenges-insect-apocalypse-claims/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/12/no-change-in-insect-population-sizes-massive-north-american-study-challenges-insect-apocalypse-claims/#disqus_thread Wed, 12 Aug 2020 04:01:35 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2331462 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/12/no-change-in-insect-population-sizes-massive-north-american-study-challenges-insect-apocalypse-claims/feed/ 0 2331462 France poised to lift neonicotinoid insecticide ban to save pest-ravaged sugar beet industry https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/11/france-poised-to-lift-neonicotinoid-insecticide-ban-to-save-pest-ravaged-sugar-beet-industry/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/11/france-poised-to-lift-neonicotinoid-insecticide-ban-to-save-pest-ravaged-sugar-beet-industry/#disqus_thread Tue, 11 Aug 2020 11:04:20 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2331192 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/11/france-poised-to-lift-neonicotinoid-insecticide-ban-to-save-pest-ravaged-sugar-beet-industry/feed/ 0 2331192 Zoanthropy: The curious case of the woman who believes she is a chicken https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/10/zoanthropy-the-curious-case-of-the-woman-who-believes-she-is-a-chicken/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/10/zoanthropy-the-curious-case-of-the-woman-who-believes-she-is-a-chicken/#disqus_thread Mon, 10 Aug 2020 11:05:22 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2329061 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/10/zoanthropy-the-curious-case-of-the-woman-who-believes-she-is-a-chicken/feed/ 0 2329061 Viewpoint: Battling deadly disease with gene drives is worth the limited risk https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/07/viewpoint-battling-deadly-disease-with-gene-drives-is-worth-the-limited-risk/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/07/viewpoint-battling-deadly-disease-with-gene-drives-is-worth-the-limited-risk/#disqus_thread Fri, 07 Aug 2020 04:01:50 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2327755 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/07/viewpoint-battling-deadly-disease-with-gene-drives-is-worth-the-limited-risk/feed/ 0 2327755 Democratic lawmakers propose ban on organophosphate and neonicotinoid insecticides https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/05/democratic-lawmakers-propose-ban-on-organophosphate-and-neonicotinoid-insecticides/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/05/democratic-lawmakers-propose-ban-on-organophosphate-and-neonicotinoid-insecticides/#disqus_thread Wed, 05 Aug 2020 11:01:34 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2329971 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/05/democratic-lawmakers-propose-ban-on-organophosphate-and-neonicotinoid-insecticides/feed/ 0 2329971 Facing decimated yields, French sugar-beet growers demand access to banned neonicotinoid insecticides https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/03/facing-decimated-crop-yields-french-sugar-beet-growers-demand-access-to-banned-neonicotinoid-insecticides/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/03/facing-decimated-crop-yields-french-sugar-beet-growers-demand-access-to-banned-neonicotinoid-insecticides/#disqus_thread Mon, 03 Aug 2020 04:03:51 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2329364 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/03/facing-decimated-crop-yields-french-sugar-beet-growers-demand-access-to-banned-neonicotinoid-insecticides/feed/ 0 2329364 Preventing spread of parasites, not cutting pesticide use, key to protecting bees https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/28/preventing-disease-spread-not-cutting-pesticide-use-key-to-protecting-wild-bees/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/28/preventing-disease-spread-not-cutting-pesticide-use-key-to-protecting-wild-bees/#disqus_thread Tue, 28 Jul 2020 11:03:45 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2327727 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/28/preventing-disease-spread-not-cutting-pesticide-use-key-to-protecting-wild-bees/feed/ 0 2327727 Sustainable farming advances: Global movement to ban pesticides and GMOs spur next-generation biotech pest controls https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/28/global-movement-to-ban-pesticides-and-gmos-spur-next-generation-biotech-pest-controls/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/28/global-movement-to-ban-pesticides-and-gmos-spur-next-generation-biotech-pest-controls/#disqus_thread Tue, 28 Jul 2020 04:10:11 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2156089 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/28/global-movement-to-ban-pesticides-and-gmos-spur-next-generation-biotech-pest-controls/feed/ 0 2156089 Organic fungicide copper sulfate endangers humans, animals and insects https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/23/organic-fungicide-copper-sulfate-poses-dangers-to-humans-animals-insects-how-does-it-compare-to-conventional-pesticides/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/23/organic-fungicide-copper-sulfate-poses-dangers-to-humans-animals-insects-how-does-it-compare-to-conventional-pesticides/#disqus_thread Thu, 23 Jul 2020 23:10:00 +0000 https://glp21.vkvigsw0-liquidwebsites.com/2017/09/08/closer-look-popular-organic-fungicide-copper-sulfate-compare-glyphosate/ ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/23/organic-fungicide-copper-sulfate-poses-dangers-to-humans-animals-insects-how-does-it-compare-to-conventional-pesticides/feed/ 7 1212197 EU environmental groups say proposed pesticide rules would ‘water down’ protection for pollinators https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/23/eu-environmental-groups-say-proposed-pesticide-rules-would-water-down-protection-for-pollinators/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/23/eu-environmental-groups-say-proposed-pesticide-rules-would-water-down-protection-for-pollinators/#disqus_thread Thu, 23 Jul 2020 11:02:28 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2327017 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/23/eu-environmental-groups-say-proposed-pesticide-rules-would-water-down-protection-for-pollinators/feed/ 1 2327017 Viewpoint: Mexico’s activist government pushes glyphosate ban that threatens food security and farmer welfare https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/21/viewpoint-mexicos-activist-government-pushes-glyphosate-ban-that-threatens-food-security-and-farmer-welfare/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/21/viewpoint-mexicos-activist-government-pushes-glyphosate-ban-that-threatens-food-security-and-farmer-welfare/#disqus_thread Tue, 21 Jul 2020 04:04:02 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2157416 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/21/viewpoint-mexicos-activist-government-pushes-glyphosate-ban-that-threatens-food-security-and-farmer-welfare/feed/ 0 2157416 Viewpoint: Activist opposition to GMOs fueled by an ‘extremist’ vision of nature https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/13/viewpoint-activist-opposition-to-gmos-fueled-by-an-extremist-vision-of-nature/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/13/viewpoint-activist-opposition-to-gmos-fueled-by-an-extremist-vision-of-nature/#disqus_thread Mon, 13 Jul 2020 04:02:59 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2153367 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/13/viewpoint-activist-opposition-to-gmos-fueled-by-an-extremist-vision-of-nature/feed/ 0 2153367 Podcast: Beepocalypse debunked; Ban CRISPR babies? Anti-science views slow COVID-19 herd immunity https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/08/podcast-botched-embryo-gene-editing-study-prompts-calls-for-crispr-baby-ban-anti-science-views-slow-covid-19-herd-immunity/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/08/podcast-botched-embryo-gene-editing-study-prompts-calls-for-crispr-baby-ban-anti-science-views-slow-covid-19-herd-immunity/#disqus_thread Wed, 08 Jul 2020 04:00:07 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2156175 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/08/podcast-botched-embryo-gene-editing-study-prompts-calls-for-crispr-baby-ban-anti-science-views-slow-covid-19-herd-immunity/feed/ 0 2156175 Viewpoint: Conservation isn’t enough. We need technology to blunt the impacts of climate change https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/02/viewpoint-conservation-isnt-enough-we-need-technology-to-blunt-the-impacts-of-climate-change/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/02/viewpoint-conservation-isnt-enough-we-need-technology-to-blunt-the-impacts-of-climate-change/#disqus_thread Thu, 02 Jul 2020 04:00:48 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2153079 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/02/viewpoint-conservation-isnt-enough-we-need-technology-to-blunt-the-impacts-of-climate-change/feed/ 2 2153079 We depend on bees for 1/3 of our food? Pesticides threaten bees? Farmer challenges pollinator myths https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/29/we-depend-on-bees-for-1-3-of-our-food-pesticides-threaten-bees-farmer-debunks-pollinator-myths/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/29/we-depend-on-bees-for-1-3-of-our-food-pesticides-threaten-bees-farmer-debunks-pollinator-myths/#disqus_thread Mon, 29 Jun 2020 11:04:39 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2155138 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/29/we-depend-on-bees-for-1-3-of-our-food-pesticides-threaten-bees-farmer-debunks-pollinator-myths/feed/ 0 2155138 Fighting cancer by boosting the body’s immune system with genetically engineered bacteria https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/16/fighting-cancer-by-boosting-the-bodys-immune-system-with-genetically-engineered-bacteria/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/16/fighting-cancer-by-boosting-the-bodys-immune-system-with-genetically-engineered-bacteria/#disqus_thread Tue, 16 Jun 2020 04:10:52 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2152550 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/16/fighting-cancer-by-boosting-the-bodys-immune-system-with-genetically-engineered-bacteria/feed/ 0 2152550 Are we facing an ‘Insect Apocalypse’ caused by ‘intensive, industrial’ farming and agricultural chemicals? The media say yes; Science says ‘no’ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/16/are-we-facing-an-insect-armageddon-caused-by-intensive-industrial-farming-and-agricultural-chemicals-the-media-say-yes-science-says-no/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/16/are-we-facing-an-insect-armageddon-caused-by-intensive-industrial-farming-and-agricultural-chemicals-the-media-say-yes-science-says-no/#disqus_thread Tue, 16 Jun 2020 04:10:16 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2153715 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/16/are-we-facing-an-insect-armageddon-caused-by-intensive-industrial-farming-and-agricultural-chemicals-the-media-say-yes-science-says-no/feed/ 2 2153715 Bayer, UK farmers appeal EU neonicotinoid insecticide ban, citing lack of scientific evidence https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/05/bayer-uk-farmers-appeal-eu-neonicotinoid-insecticide-ban-citing-lack-of-scientific-evidence/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/05/bayer-uk-farmers-appeal-eu-neonicotinoid-insecticide-ban-citing-lack-of-scientific-evidence/#disqus_thread Fri, 05 Jun 2020 11:03:30 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2152566 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/05/bayer-uk-farmers-appeal-eu-neonicotinoid-insecticide-ban-citing-lack-of-scientific-evidence/feed/ 0 2152566