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The journal of Pesticide Action Network UK An international perspective on the health and environmental effects of pesticides Quarterly
March 2011
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Pesticides News No 91 Editorial 2 Bees
Erratum
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17 PN89 Factsheet – Which Pesticides are
Honey bees – an indicator species in decline
10 Bee-toxic pesticides are causing a buzz 11 The London Mayor’s new campaign for a bee-friendly capital
Integrated pest management 6
Promoting IPM in Illinois childcare centres
banned in Europe?
European regulation 18 Still no EU agreement to reduce dependency on biocides
Factsheet 20 Imidacloprid
Biocontrol
News
12 Could knotweed’s reign of terror be
10 UN says bee decline is global trend 19 Beekeepers expose weaknesses in EU
over?
Latin America 14 Continued poisoning and protest force change in Latin America
Climate change 16 Pesticide use and climate change – are they decoupled?
pesticide assessments
19 Ecological agriculture can double food production says UN
Book reviews 23 ENDURE network for diversifying crop protection
23 Systemic pesticides: a disaster in the making
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Over the past four years US beekeepers have seen unprecedented annual overwintering losses of between 29% and 36% Photo: PANNA