Insecticides
Dr Jonathan Lundgren - Reforming food production
10 Nov 2018
A "paradigm shift" in agriculture can massively boost farmers' profits and crop diversity, curb pests, and eliminate the need for tilling, pesticides and herbicides, scientist and farmer Jonathan… Audio
Does bee-harming spray have a future in NZ?
30 Apr 2018
The EU has just banned some pesticides thought to be responsible for bee colony collapse. So why haven't we done the same in NZ yet?
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Neonicotinoids linked to bee harm by two studies
30 Jun 2017
More data is needed before a blanket ban on the insecticides is considered in New Zealand, experts say.
Call for ban of neonicotinoid insecticides
9 Nov 2015
The Green Party is calling on the Environmental Protection Authority to order neonicotinoid insecticides off retail shelves, in a bid to save bees.