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Pesticides

July 2024

  • Spanish slug sitting on an onion

    Britons asked to pop a slug in the post to help science

  • A tractor moves up rows of crops in a field with a farm in the background

    Watchdog investigates Defra over authorisation of bee-killing pesticide

June 2024

  • Bumblebees and hoverflies attracted to the flowers of a globe thistle

    ‘I have seen the decline’: pesticides linked to falling UK insect numbers

    Experts say invertebrates are exposed to range of chemicals, some of which are 10,000 times more toxic than DDT
  • A tractor spraying crops

    What are highly hazardous pesticides and how are they used in the UK?

    HHPs are known to present high levels of acute or chronic hazards to health or environment, but their use has grown
  • A bumble bee hovers over bright yellow gorse in Devon, south-west England

    Wildlife experts urge action on pesticides as UK insect populations plummet

    Campaigners say next government must reduce use and toxicity of pesticides before it is too late

May 2024

  • Close up blattella germanica german cockroach

    The Conversation
    Where is the German cockroach actually from? We tested its DNA to trace its true origins

    Theo Evans and Qian Tang for the Conversation
  • A tractor spraying of potato crops with chemical pesticides

    Sticky trick: new glue spray kills plant pests without chemicals

  • Water flowing from a tap

    Farmers’ union lobbied to increase pesticide limit in UK drinking water

  • male hand holding a large number of pinkish-brown earthworms in a clump of loose brown soil

    ‘Pesticides by stealth’: garden soil conditioners killing worms, experts fear

18 April 2024

  • A collage of vegetables, fruits and a worker with a mask spraying them.

    Our unequal earth
    Blueberries and bell peppers: six fruits and vegetables with the most pesticide risk

    From green beans to kale, here are some foods considered to be healthy yet which test poorly for pesticides
  • Collage of vegetables, fruits, money and a scale.

    Our unequal earth
    We found unhealthy pesticide levels in 20% of US produce – here’s what you need to know

    Consumer Reports recently conducted its most comprehensive review of pesticides in 59 US fruits and vegetables

    • Our unequal earth
      Kale, watermelon and even some organic foods pose high pesticide risk, analysis finds

    • Our unequal earth
      Can you wash pesticides off your food? A guide to eating fewer toxic chemicals

    • Our unequal earth
      What’s safe to eat? Here is the pesticide risk level for each fruit and vegetable

11 April 2024

  • Asian hornet pictured head on

    UK invertebrate of the year
    Chris Packham on the Asian hornet: there are bigger enemies than these bovver buzzers

    It has a shocking habit of decapitating bees, but in a global biodiversity crisis we should be more worried about pesticides

8 April 2024

  • Ursula von der Leyen at a summit on the European green deal in September 2023 in Prague, Czech Republic.

    The Guardian view on Europe’s troubled green deal: make the case, not concessions

    Editorial: Leaders need to persuade others of the need for environmental measures rather than capitulate in the face of political headwinds

March 2024

  • Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta)

    Scientific body given just $100,000 a year to fight deadly fire ants, Senate inquiry told

  • George Monbiot

    Britain is becoming a toxic chemical dumping ground – yet another benefit of Brexit

    George Monbiot
  • Close up of a fire ant

    ‘Wildly toxic’ poison used on fire ants is killing native Australian animals, experts warn Senate inquiry

  • Honeybee

    Labour to end UK exemptions for bee-killing pesticides outlawed by EU

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