Insect-minded bills draw research, farmer expertise to Senate hearings

The New Hampshire Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources heard two ideas to address shrinking insect populations in ...
Capital Press

Competing proposals aim to keep neonics away from consumers

Oregon lawmakers are considering competing proposals intended to protect pollinators from neonicotinoid pesticides by keeping those chemicals out of the hands of home gardeners. The original version ...
Beyond Pesticides

Neonicotinoid Insecticides Cause Deadly Overheating Behavior in Honey Bees, Study Finds

(Beyond Pesticides, January 29, 2026) A study of ecotoxicity risk from neonicotinoid insecticides, published in Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, finds that chemicals in this class of ...
Beyond Pesticides

Waterway Contamination Findings with Neonicotinoid Insecticide a Threat to Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity

(Beyond Pesticides, January 24, 2025) Based on data collected from government sources and independent monitoring, a multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Connecticut finds that 46 ...
NPR

Under new regulation, common pesticide would require 'prescription' for use

Neonicotinoids are widely used pesticides, but they kill bees and harm ecosystems. New rules would treat them more like controlled drugs, requiring something akin to a prescription for their use.