The presence of insecticides in streams is increasingly a global concern, yet information on safe concentrations for aquatic ecosystems is sometimes sparse. In a new study led by Colorado State ...

Scientists are urgently trying to determine the causes of colony collapse disorder and the alarming population declines of honeybees. The effects of fipronil and imidacloprid on honeybees has been ...

The scandal over contaminated eggs in Germany is growing. To protect their customers from the toxic Fipronil, the discounter Aldi has pulled all eggs from its stores. But what exactly is Fipronil?

(Beyond Pesticides, June 12, 2019) A new study finds that the widespread insecticide fipronil causes transgenerational toxicity across generations of zebrafish. Fipronil, already known to be highly ...

Analysis of pesticides in egg products is likely to have a higher priority in future following the fipronil scandal, according to labs. The insecticide was found in Dutch and Belgian farms and has ...

(Beyond Pesticides, October 27, 2020) The insecticide fipronil is more toxic to aquatic insects than previously thought, often present in U.S. waterways, and can trigger trophic cascades that disrupt ...

Researchers in the UK report new evidence that the pesticide fipronil, not the neonicotinoid imidacloprid, caused a massive die-off of honey bees in France from 1994 to 1998. Both pesticides hit the ...

A chemical used to control pests in agricultural crops and termites in buildings has been blamed for the death of up to 10 million bees in southern New South Wales. A bee poisoning is estimated to ...

Fipronil is banned for use on crops in the EU, China, Vietnam and California A “wildly toxic” chemical used to combat fire ants and the varroa mite in Australia is banned in Europe and harmful to ...

The research team found a common insecticide, fipronil, and related compounds were more toxic to stream communities than previous research has found. The presence of insecticides in streams is ...