EXCERPT: A new meta-analysis of the systemic pesticides - TopicsExpress



          

EXCERPT: A new meta-analysis of the systemic pesticides neonicotinoids and fipronil (neonics), to be published this summer, will confirm that they are causing significant damage to a wide range of beneficial invertebrate species and are a key factor in the decline of bees. Concern about the impact of systemic pesticides on a variety of beneficial species has been growing for the last 20 years but the science has not been considered conclusive until now. Undertaking a full analysis of all the available literature (800 peer reviewed reports), the Task Force on Systemic Pesticides – a group of global, independent scientists – has found that there is clear evidence of harm sufficient to trigger regulatory action. The analysis, known as the Worldwide Integrated Assessment (WIA), to be published in the peer reviewed journal Environment Science and Pollution Research, finds that neonics pose a serious risk of harm to honeybees and other pollinators such as butterflies and to a wide range of other invertebrates such as earthworms and vertebrates such as birds.
Posted on: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 02:16:03 +0000

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