As an outcome of testing all soil samples for pesticide residues, the researchers find that, of the 50 pesticides included in the analyses, “more than 10 pesticides were detected in 98.62% of the soil ...

Raine and Rondeau initially speculated that bumblebee queens would simply choose to avoid pesticide residues in soil. "We were not expecting this result," Rondeau says. "It suggests that queens ...

Raine and Rondeau initially speculated that bumblebee queens would simply choose to avoid pesticide residues in soil. “We were not expecting this result,” Rondeau says. “It suggests that queens could ...

The EPA reportedly has more than 500 pending reviews of proposed new pesticides and more than 12,000 overdue reevaluations of ...

Tomatoes are a vegetable (though technically a fruit) that you don’t often see visible dirt on, like potatoes and other root ...

Pesticide residues in the soil and leaf litter can also be carried back to the nests by mason bees that are building chambers within the tunnels. Emerging adult bees are exposed to those toxins ...

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published an annual report looking at pesticide residue levels in food. The ...

This article focuses on pesticide residues, or the pesticides found on ... On the other hand, a study of soil in India found that pesticide use did not result in higher levels of heavy metals ...