In this special series called “The Neonicotinoid View”, which is produced by The Organic View Radio Show, host June Stoyer and co-host, Colorado beekeeper, Tom Theobald talk to Dr. Susan E. Kegley, Principal and Founder of the Pesticide Research Institute (PRI) about a new research initiative called The Hive Project and why this research is important for understanding what is impacting honeybee health.
Do you know how to recognize poison ivy? Most people are highly allergic but have no idea what it looks like. Quite often, it is mistaken for many other plants that are harmless or pose little threat to humans. Poison Ivy can be found in many public parks, recreational sites and in places where you would not expect to find it. So, how do you recognize it and more importantly, how do you remove it? Stay tuned to find out! In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer talks to Dr. Douglas Tallamy about what you need to know when it comes to recognizing and removing poison ivy!
The Presidential Task Force Report on Bee and Pollinator Health has been widely condemned for failing to address the primary cause of bee-deaths in America: pesticides. Environmental NGOs have strongly criticized the Task Force Report including: PANNA, Beyond Pesticides, Center for Food Safety, Friends of the Earth, National Resources Defense Council and EcoWatch. The central criticism is that this report gives pesticides a free pass in relation to bee colony deaths.