5 things you should know about fireflies
Le lucciole sono parte del patrimonio naturalistico italiano, stanno però gradualmente scomparendo a causa dei pesticidi e della cementificazione.
Up to 13 different pesticides in apple orchards according to Greenpeace
Intensive apple production in Europe uses too much chemicals. The most frequentlly found substance was a fungicide and there are also seven types of pesticides not approved by the EU.
White House to save honeybees before they die out
The phenomenon of honeybee deaths in the United States doesn’t stop, it rather gets worse. Over the last 12 months, honeybees’ number dropped by 42.1% compared with 34.2% of the previous year (2013-2014), according to a preliminary report published by the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday. The valuation has been carried out by
Bee My Future, food security is in their wings
Honeybees and other insect pollinators are in danger. Since 2006 they have been experiencing depopulation that is mostly stricking European and US worker bees. The identified causes are multiple, such as pests and habitat loss, but the main cause seems to be linked to the agricultural use of 3 insecticides (the neonicotinoids) that affect insect pollinators’ nervous system.
9 foods to always be bought organic
1 Apples Apples are one of the food products to be treated the most with pesticides, resulting in chemical residues on the peel. 40 different pesticides have been identified. A Swiss study, published in the proceedings of the 25th International Horticultural Congress, found in organic apples a higher content of potassium (+31%) and phenols (+19%, mostly
Bees want to save us in the new video by Greenpeace
It’s simple, without bees there’s no food. Without food human beings are on the brink of extinction. In the new footage by Greenpeace, which on this occasion became Greenbees, a group of activist bees are trying to convince men to stop using pesticides and other toxic chemicals in farming. For themselves. Because without bees there