Discovery of pest in UK raises fears for Sitka spruce, which accounts for half of country’s commercial plantationsA beetle that has previously devastated Norway spruce populations across continental Europe has been found...
Read MoreEmergency use of Cruiser SB, a neonicotinoid pesticide highly toxic to bees, to be outlawed in UK in line with EUBee-killing pesticides have been banned for emergency use in the UK for the first time in five years after the...
Read MoreEmergency use of Cruiser SB, a neonicotinoid pesticide that is highly toxic to bees, has been banned in the UKBee-killing pesticides have been banned for emergency use in the UK for the first time in five years after the...
Read MoreMinisters set out plans for outlawing neonicotinoids but considering application by farmers to use Cruiser SBBee-killing pesticides are to be banned by the UK government, as ministers set out plans to outlaw the use of...
Read MoreExclusive: UK campaigners say it is ‘unacceptable’ no nature assessments were made on bee-killing Cruiser SBThe Conservative government did not carry out a legally required assessment of how greenlighting the use of...
Read MoreTrust aims to boost small pearl-bordered fritillary colonies in Shropshire Hills by planting 20,000 violets this year for their caterpillars A mass planting of marsh violets across England’s Shropshire Hills is to take...
Read MoreNational Trust gave long list of species that have suffered in the past yearThe disappearance of reliable seasonal patterns is causing chaos for the flora and fauna of the UK, a long-running annual audit of the impact of weather...
Read MoreExclusive: ‘We need to listen to the scientists. Excessive pesticide use is killing our bees,’ say company heads in letter to ministerThe UK government should stop ignoring the science and block a bee-killing...
Read MoreInsect declines mean reduced yields of healthy foods like fruit and vegetables and increased disease in peopleThe global loss of pollinators is already causing about 500,000 early deaths a year by reducing the supply of healthy...
Read MoreIndustry associations for sectors from oil to agriculture in the US and Europe found resisting wildlife-friendly laws, say researchersIndustry groups representing some of the world’s largest companies are “opposed to...
Read MorePainstaking conservation effort to accommodate insect’s complex lifecycle pays offThe biggest reintroduction to date of the large blue has led to the rare butterfly flying on a Cotswold hillside where it has not been seen...
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