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Insect Armageddon: Low doses of the insecticide, Imidacloprid, cause blindness in insects
2020-10-09
New research has identified a mechanism by which low levels of insecticides such as, the neonicotinoid Imidacloprid, could harm the nervous, metabolic and immune system of insects, including those that are not pests, such as our leading pollinators, bees.A study published recentl...
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Pesticides to kill locusts harm ecosystems in India, signature fauna
2020-09-29
The danger of locust swarms has passed for now. For five months from March 2020, hundreds of field teams were deployed in India and Pakistan to kill locusts that swarmed in several provinces in the two countries.?The situation seems to be easing now. “The desert locust situation ...
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US EPA takes next step in review process for insecticide chlorpyrifos, making draft risk assessments...
2020-09-27
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking an important step in the Agency’s review of chlorpyrifos. Meeting an important commitment made in the Agency’s?July 2019 response to the related petition denial, EPA has released its draft risk assessments for chlorpyrifos ...
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King of crops: China’s gigantic agricultural production
2020-09-27
Despite progressing towards a service society in gigantic steps, China remains a major agricultural producer, especially when it comes to field crops and fruit. In the 2020/21 harvest season, the United States Department of Agriculture projects that 37 percent of peanuts and 29 p...
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Brazil: Agrochemicals revenue reaches US$ 6.04 billion in the first half of 2020
2020-09-27
According to the National Union for the Industry of Products for Plant Defense (Sindiveg), agrochemicals generated revenues totaling US$6.04 billion in the first half of 2020 in Brazil, a slight increase in sales compared to the first six months of 2019, when crop protection prod...
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National Holiday from Oct 1 to Oct 8 2020
2020-09-27
Dear Customers,Thank you very much for visiting our website. Our office will be closed from?October 1st to October 8th?due to?China National Holiday. We'll return to normal business hours on?Oct 9th. Please leave us a message and we'll reply you ASAP when we're back.Best regards,...
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Urge Indian govt to include Farmers’ Union recommendations in Pesticides Management Bill: Experts
2020-09-25
The All India-Kisan Coordination Committee on Tuesday organized a virtual briefing session to discuss the ‘Pesticide Management Bill 2020’ that was tabled in the Rajya Sabha during the budget session.According to the committee, the Bill is a great opportunity for the government t...
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US EPA rules traizine herbicides are safe
2020-09-22
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Friday announced a long-awaited interim decision regarding the reregistration of the triazines: atrazine, propazine, and simazine.After years of research and public comments from the agriculture community, EPA Administrator Andrew Wh...
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Morocco among top importers of toxic pesticides banned in EU
2020-09-18
A recent investigation by Unearthed and Public Eye revealed that Morocco is one of the top destinations for European countries exporting toxic pesticides that are banned in the EU.The investigation revealed that the UK and EU states including Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Fran...
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EU Biopesticide regulation: Can technology developers survive?
2020-09-10
The high cost and lengthy requirements for EU registration are severely limiting the development and commercialisation of BioProtection solutions in Europe – this needs to be addressed urgently.BioProtection (known as biopesticide) solutions present one of the fastest growing sec...
