Ministers have given the go-ahead for farmers to use a banned bee-harming pesticide in England for the second year running. The government went against the advice of its own scientific advisers, who said they did not see the justification for applying the neonicotinoid to sugar beet this year.A single teaspoon of thiamethoxam is toxic enough to kill 1.25 billion bees, according to biology professor and insect expert Dave Goulson, and wildlife chiefs warned the decision could devastate already-st

Ministers have given the go-ahead for farmers to use a banned bee-harming pesticide in England for the second year running. The government went against the advice of its own scientific advisers, who said they did not see the justification for applying the neonicotinoid to sugar beet this year.A single teaspoon of thiamethoxam is toxic enough to kill 1.25 billion bees, according to biology professor and insect expert Dave Goulson, and wildlife chiefs warned the decision could devastate already-st

BANGOR, Maine--University of Maine researchers are trying to produce potatoes that can better withstand warming temperatures as the climate changes. Warming temperatures and an extended growing season can lead to quality problems and disease, Gregory Porter, a professor of crop ecology and management, told the Bangor Daily News.“ The predictions for climate change are heavier rainfall events, and potatoes don’t tolerate flooding or wet conditions for long without having other quality problems, ”

“ If we want potatoes to be continued to be produced successfully in Maine, we need to be able to produce varieties that can be resistant to change.” Around the world, research aimed at mitigating crop damage is underway.... But Porter fears that even that variety isn’t as heat tolerant as necessary to resist the future effects of climate change. Pests are another factor.... Tribune shown family scrapbook with 11 herbs and spices Aug 19, 2016 Obituaries Virgil Abloh, prolific Illinois-born fas

A BABY shark was born in" miracle" virgin birth in an all-female tank in what is being described as a world first. The infant sea beast, called Ispera by the aquarium staff, was conceived without a male shark’s sperm.... 3 A miracle shark born from parthenogenesis which is a process where the female egg is not fertilized by a male specimen Credit: Newsflash 3 There have been no male sharks in the tank for more than ten years Credit: Newsflash The unique baby which belongs to the common smooth-h

The US Centres for Disease Control( CDC) has now issued a health alert for Malaria, which is caused by the plasmodium parasite and is spread via mosquito bites. The CDC has said active surveillance for more cases is continuing and that the patients recently diagnosed and treated" are improving".... Florida has issued a mosquito-borne illness alert after cases were discovered in Sarasota County and Manatee County. The World Health Organization( WHO) estimates that 558, 000 people died from malar

GEORGE TOWN: They live among us but they are not outright pests.... Let them in close proximity, and they will put us in a world of pain. These four venomous or toxic insects serve vital roles in maintaining ecological balance and they have adapted to living in urban environments. The large bi-coloured arboreal ant can sting, and if too many attack you or if you have allergies, you can go into anaphylactic shock, a severe allergic reaction which makes you faint, vomit and have trouble breathing

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Campaigners backing the Climate and Nature Bill outside Parliament( Image: Getty) Sir Keir Starmer is bracing for a backbench rebellion with at least 42 Labour MPs planning to defy the Government by voting for a landmark climate bill, the Express understands. Cabinet Secretaries are among dozens of Labour MPs forced to cancel appearances in their constituencies on Friday as Labour fights to crush the Climate and Nature Bill in the Commons on Friday.by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Link Sponsored