Insect taxonomist Art Borkent has described and named more than 300 species of midges but fears his field of science is dying out, despite millions of insects, fungi and other organisms waiting to be discoveredOnce Art Borkent...
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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...
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