This University of Guelph news release featuring Prof Raine was posted October 30, 2015
An international group of pollination experts – including a University of Guelph professor – has published a second summary in as many years on the scientific evidence about the effects of neonicotinoid pesticides on bees.
This University of Guelph news release featuring Prof Raine was posted July 30, 2015
The challenges facing the world’s bee populations will be front and centre as bee experts from across North America descend on the University of Guelph Aug. 10 to 14.
This University of Guelph campus bulletin featuring Prof Raine was posted April 23, 2015
Two studies published today in Nature will help with re-assessing the status of the European Union moratorium on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides intended to protect bees, and could influence related policy decisions in Ontario, said a University of Guelph professor whose News & Views analysis of both research papers appears in the same issue of the journal.
This University of Guelph feature on Prof Raine was posted January 5, 2015
In the yard of his downtown Guelph home, Nigel Raine and his wife Alice are cultivating a pollinator-friendly garden with such perennials as penstemon, lavender and bee balm.
This University of Guelph news release featuring Prof Raine was posted July 8, 2014
By fitting bumblebees with tiny radio frequency tags, a University of Guelph researcher has shown that long-term exposure to a neonicotinoid pesticide hampers bees’ ability to forage for pollen.
This University of Guelph news release featuring Prof Raine was posted May 23, 2014
An international panel of scientists, including a University of Guelph professor, is calling for an evidence-based debate over whether controversial and widely used neonicotinoid insecticides are causing population declines in bees and other insect pollinators.
This University of Guelph news release featuring Prof Raine was posted December 19, 2013
The University of Guelph has named the inaugural holder of Canada’s first research chair in pollinator conservation following a year-long international search.
Pollinator Politics: Environmentalists Criticize Obama Plan To Save Bees The Salt, National Public Radio
Bumblebees are trapped by warming climate, study finds Globe and Mail
Fairmont expands its ‘bee hotel’ program Business, Toronto Star
First direct evidence of impact of pesticide on bee pollination New Scientist
Pesticide exposure in bumblebees ‘harms pollination’ Science & Environment, BBC News
Pesticides harmful to bumblebees and production of apple crops: study Global News
Bumblebee exposure to neonic pesticides can lead to poorer crops Technology & Science, CBC News
Exposure of bees to neonics linked to poor apple crops: study Globe and Mail
Pesticides Prevent Proper Pollination Quirks and Quarks, CBC Radio
How much are pesticides responsible for bee deaths? The Morning Edition, CBC KW
Massive bee deaths can have far-reaching implications City News
Are ‘neonic’ pesticides killing bees? Globe and Mail
Home Depot raises warning flag on a pesticide tied to bee deaths Globe and Mail
Plight of the Bumblebee The Morning Edition, CBC KW
Pesticide impairs bees’ ability to collect pollen: study CTV News
Common pesticides stealing bees’ survival skills, study finds Toronto Star
The Birds, and The Bees – and the Pesticides Quirks & Quarks, CBC Radio
Bees, birds may suffer long-term consequences from common pesticides CBC News, Science & Technology
Prof Raine was featured by CBC News KW on March 16, 2016
Low levels of pesticides affect how the bees learn to forage from different flowers
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