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Beepocalypse Myth Handbook: Assessing claims of pollinator collapse
Jon Entine | Genetic Literacy Project
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Disaster interrupted: Which farming system better preserves insect populations: Organic or conventional?
Jon Entine | Genetic Literacy Project | June 17, 2020
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Are we facing an ‘Insect Apocalypse’ caused by ‘intensive, industrial’ farming and agricultural chemicals? The media say yes; Science says ‘no’
Jon Entine | Genetic Literacy Project | June 16, 2020
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The world faces ‘pollinator collapse’? How environmental advocates and the media get the science about the ‘bee-apocalypse’ wrong time and again
Jon Entine | Genetic Literacy Project | July 30, 2019
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Environmental media, advocacy groups in uproar after EPA grants long-term approval for alleged ‘bee-killing’ pesticide sulfoxaflor. Here’s what the science says
Cameron English | Genetic Literacy Project | July 15, 2019
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How NPR, Washington Post, Bloomberg and other media botched reporting on EPA’s ‘ban’ of 12 ‘bee-killing’ neonicotinoid insecticides
Cameron English, Jon Entine | Genetic Literacy Project | June 5, 2019
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Viewpoint: Glyphosate harms bees? Anti-biotech campaigners attempt to revive debunked myth blaming world’s most used herbicide
Cameron English, Jon Entine | Genetic Literacy Project | May 9, 2019
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Fresh from European ban victory, anti-chemical activists turn their sights on Canada, targeting neonicotinoid pesticides as a ‘bee killer’
Jon Entine | Genetic Literacy Project | April 24, 2019
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Latest ecological fake news scare: Like the ‘honeybee armageddon’ narrative, pesticide-driven ‘insect-pocalypse’ claim is collapsing
Jon Entine | Genetic Literacy Project | March 21, 2019
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Viewpoint: As global honeybee population increases, activists blame neonicotinoid pesticides for ‘bird-pocalypse’ that’s not happening
Jon Entine | Genetic Literacy Project | November 13, 2018
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‘Gold standard’ assessing neonicotinoids: Field bee hive studies find pesticides not major source of health issues
Jon Entine | Genetic Literacy Project | October 12, 2018
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Global consensus finds neonicotinoids not driving honeybee health problems. Why is Europe determined to ban them?
Jon Entine | Genetic Literacy Project | November 1, 2019
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No, we aren’t losing all of our honeybees. And neonicotinoid seed coatings aren’t driving their health problems—here’s why
Jon Entine | Genetic Literacy Project | March 20, 2020
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Rethinking the pesticides–neonicotinoids–bee health crisis narrative: Why the media get it wrong
Jon Entine | Genetic Literacy Project | January 9, 2018
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Wild Bees Disappearing? Another Month, Another Bungled Bee Study
Jon Entine | Published in Huffington Post | Dec 6, 2017
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Neonicotinoid insecticide has ‘no adverse effects’ on honeybee colony health, meta-analysis finds
Gladys Stephenson, Keith Solomon | Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health | November 21, 2017
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Are neonicotinoid seed treatments critical for protecting crops—or unnecessary, with potential to harm bees?
Paul McDivitt | Genetic Literacy Project | October 25, 2019
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Tale of two neonicotinoid bumble bee studies—And how science can be massaged
Jon Entine | Genetic Literacy Project | September 26, 2017
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Inexperienced hobbyist beekeepers ‘major driver’ of honey bee colony losses in Europe
Antoine Jacques et al. | PLOS ONE | April 7, 2017
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Bee health update: Latest field studies conclude neonicotinoids not key problem
Jon Entine | Genetic Literacy Project | March 1, 2016
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Pollinator myth: Are bees responsible for one third of global food, heightening crisis? More like 7%
Genetic Literacy Project | August 12, 2015
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Neonics ban tied to corrupted bee research by scientists at EU’s ethically-challenged IUCN?
David Zaruk | Genetic Literacy Project | December 5, 2014
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Part II: Bee Deaths And CCD - Flawed Chensheng Lu Harvard Studies Endanger Bees
Jon Entine | Published in Science 2.0 | Nov 24, 2014
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Part I: Bee Deaths Mystery Solved? Neonicotinoids (Neonics) May Actually Help Bee Health
Jon Entine | Published in Science 2.0 | Nov 20, 2014
WSJ Killer Regulators
Attack of the Killer Regulators
Jon Entine | Published in Wall Street Journal | Jun 5, 2014
Forbes Bee Deaths
Bee Deaths Reversal: As Evidence Points Away From Neonics As Driver, Pressure Builds To Rethink Ban
Jon Entine | Published in Forbes | Feb 5, 2014
Forbes Science Collapse
Science Collapse Disorder — The Real Story Behind Neonics And Mass Bee Deaths
Jon Entine | Published in Forbes | Apr 11, 2013
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Myth busting on pesticides: Despite demonization, organic farmers widely use them
Myth busting on pesticides: Despite demonization, organic farmers widely use them
February 4, 2022
Anti-GMO activists like to point to organic food as free of pesticides. They are not, and some chemicals used are ...
GMO patent controversy 2: Supreme Court cases of farmers Bowman and Schmeiser
GMO patent controversy 2: Supreme Court cases of farmers Bowman and Schmeiser
December 16, 2021
Monsanto is accused by its critics of unfairly targeting farmers who 'mistakenly' reuse their patented seeds. Two cases have reached ...
Viewpoint: Challenging the damaging myth that agrochemicals are the biggest threat to bees
Viewpoint: Challenging the damaging myth that agrochemicals are the biggest threat to bees
December 7, 2021
Regardless of the plant breeding method, products used to improve modern farming that could potentially harm bees could be used ...
Glyphosate does not kill bumble bees and is unlikely to cause health problems, latest comprehensive study finds
Glyphosate does not kill bumble bees and is unlikely to cause health problems, latest comprehensive study finds
November 30, 2021
Glyphosate is the most commonly used herbicide in the world, and is widely used in agriculture. While glyphosate has been ...
American bumblebee has declined in numbers by more than 90% in 8 states across the northern US
American bumblebee has declined in numbers by more than 90% in 8 states across the northern US
October 19, 2021
American bumblebees are a vital pollinator for wildflowers and crops, and their decline could have severe consequences for the environment ...
Honeybee losses in Canada hit 10-year low, raising doubts about need for neonicotinoid bans to protect pollinators
Honeybee losses in Canada hit 10-year low, raising doubts about need for neonicotinoid bans to protect pollinators
October 15, 2021
The percentage of Ontario honeybee colonies dying over the winter declined for a third straight year, as hive mortality fell ...
Viewpoint: Public Affairs professor advocates for agroecology systems, claiming technology-centric agricultural programs promoted by Gates Foundation has failed in Africa
Viewpoint: Public Affairs professor advocates for agroecology systems, claiming technology-centric agricultural programs promoted by Gates Foundation has failed in Africa
October 8, 2021
Agroecology applies ecology and social science to the creation and management of sustainable food systems and involves 10 or more ...
Virus-fighting drugs are difficult to come by. Will COVID help crack the code?
Virus-fighting drugs are difficult to come by. Will COVID help crack the code?
October 4, 2021
Physician Claudette Poole doesn’t take long to rattle off a list of antiviral medications she prescribes to her patients. “There ...
Viewpoint: 'Silent Earth' cynically peddles scientifically unsupported insect apocalypse hysteria to nakedly promote organic agenda
Viewpoint: ‘Silent Earth’ cynically peddles scientifically unsupported insect apocalypse hysteria to nakedly promote organic agenda
October 4, 2021
To most people, food production, home ownership, and energy don't have much in common, but in the hands of 'science ...
Part 1: Addressing food security in Nigeria — Seeds of hope for subsistence farmers as insect resistant GM cowpeas finally come to market
Part 1: Addressing food security in Nigeria — Seeds of hope for subsistence farmers as insect resistant GM cowpeas finally come to market
September 28, 2021
Not a lot has improved for Nigeria’s subsistence farmers over the years. Most can’t afford fertilizer and chemicals; there’s no ...
US honeybee boom: ‘Not only are they not in decline or endangered, their increase in numbers may be responsible for declines in other bee populations’
US honeybee boom: ‘Not only are they not in decline or endangered, their increase in numbers may be responsible for declines in other bee populations’
September 28, 2021
Today, more than 2.98 million honeybee colonies are currently registered in the United States, according to the US Department of ...
How and when did ‘consciousness’ evolve?
How and when did ‘consciousness’ evolve?
September 22, 2021
[To find a reliable marker for consciousness,] we looked at genes, proteins, anatomical brain regions and neurophysiological processes, but none ...
Managed honeybee and bumble bee colonies in the US are up as much as 85%, a 60 year high, as independent researchers challenge bee apocalypse narrative
Managed honeybee and bumble bee colonies in the US are up as much as 85%, a 60 year high, as independent researchers challenge bee apocalypse narrative
September 21, 2021
The Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) is amongst the best-monitored insects but the state of other managed pollinators is less well ...
Gene drives to control plant pests show promise but technological and public acceptance hurdles loom
Gene drives to control plant pests show promise but technological and public acceptance hurdles loom
September 8, 2021
Arthropods crop pests are responsible for 20% of global annual crop losses, a figure predicted to increase in a changing ...
Scorching western drought weakens honeybees, threatening almond and fruit crops
Scorching western drought weakens honeybees, threatening almond and fruit crops
September 2, 2021
A scorching drought is slashing honey production in North Dakota, the top producing state of the sweet syrup. That means ...
First global index of pollinator population changes: Habitat loss and land management are primary drivers, with pesticides last
First global index of pollinator population changes: Habitat loss and land management are primary drivers, with pesticides last
September 1, 2021
The top three global causes of pollinator loss are habitat destruction, followed by land management – primarily the grazing, fertilizers ...
How robots are filling in for bees and helping pollinate Japan’s apple orchards
How robots are filling in for bees and helping pollinate Japan’s apple orchards
August 24, 2021
According to the estimate of the Japanese government, the number of bee swarms in Japan has seen a 40% reduction ...
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10% — not 75% — of crop yield is pollinator-dependent: Our World in Data debunks claims that global food supply is imminently endangered by ‘disappearing’ insects
August 16, 2021
It’s unfortunate that the wildlife we care least about provides us with the most functional value. We favor the bears ...
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Viewpoint: How proposed legislation billed to ‘save the bees’ will actually harm them — and the economy
August 13, 2021
The myth about endangered, disappearing honeybees lives on — with potentially dire implications. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, an Oregon Democrat, just ...
Synergistic effect of ‘agricultural chemical cocktails’ commonly used by farmers pose harm to pollinating insects
Synergistic effect of ‘agricultural chemical cocktails’ commonly used by farmers pose harm to pollinating insects
August 9, 2021
For bees, the threats are numerous, including habitat loss, climate change, and intensive agriculture. As fields of flowering plants are ...
Crop chemophobia I: Pesticides are vital to organic and conventional agriculture — but they can be misused. Here’s how to distinguish between legitimate concerns and anti-science propaganda
Crop chemophobia I: Pesticides are vital to organic and conventional agriculture — but they can be misused. Here’s how to distinguish between legitimate concerns and anti-science propaganda
August 5, 2021
It seems not a month goes by without an “investigative reporter” somewhere on the internet warning about the dangers of ...
Seed treatment overload? Are there unintended consequences from a popular practice?
Seed treatment overload? Are there unintended consequences from a popular practice?
August 4, 2021
For the first time in nearly a decade, Dan Hesterberg poured a few bags of untreated corn seed into his ...
Eastern monarch butterfly is in decline, but it’s not due to habitat loss or chemicals. Blame it on climate change
Eastern monarch butterfly is in decline, but it’s not due to habitat loss or chemicals. Blame it on climate change
July 29, 2021
Michigan State University ecologists led an international research partnership of professional and volunteer scientists to reveal new insights into what’s ...
Concerned about insect declines? AI pollinating robots could come to the rescue
Concerned about insect declines? AI pollinating robots could come to the rescue
July 29, 2021
Across the globe, startups are testing robots to pollinate everything from blueberries to almonds. And in Australia, one company is ...
An activist-based PR campaign is poised to claim that the Earth faces a Silent Spring-like ‘insect armageddon.’ Will The New York Times and other media fall for the 'hysteria con' once again?
An activist-based PR campaign is poised to claim that the Earth faces a Silent Spring-like ‘insect armageddon.’ Will The New York Times and other media fall for the ‘hysteria con’ once again?
July 27, 2021
For the past four years, journalists and environmental bloggers have been churning out story after story that insects are vanishing, ...
Video: Good intentions aren't enough — Attempts to protect wild bees has gone awry and an influx of imported honeybees are doing more harm than good to native populations
Video: Good intentions aren’t enough — Attempts to protect wild bees has gone awry and an influx of imported honeybees are doing more harm than good to native populations
July 15, 2021
Ron Miksha, a bee ecologist and former commercial beekeeper, is doing research at the University of Calgary about competition between ...
Viewpoint: Here's why activist environmentalists' promotion of a 'binary organic vs conventional/good vs evil dichotomy' is bad for sustainable agriculture
Viewpoint: Here’s why activist environmentalists’ promotion of a ‘binary organic vs conventional/good vs evil dichotomy’ is bad for sustainable agriculture
July 14, 2021
Due to successful fear-based marketing campaigns, the demand for organic food in many affluent countries is rising far faster than ...
Organic pesticide copper sulfate—unlike glyphosate—is a carcinogen, kills beneficial insects, decimates soil, pollutes water. It also works. Here are political and science reasons why regulators give it a free pass
Organic pesticide copper sulfate—unlike glyphosate—is a carcinogen, kills beneficial insects, decimates soil, pollutes water. It also works. Here are political and science reasons why regulators give it a free pass
July 13, 2021
Europe is currently in a frenzy trying to drum up enough support to dramatically rollback approvals of targeted synthetic pesticides, ...
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