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Older, less safe products have always been phased out for newer, safer ones. The latest issue with neonics is nothing new
Government says it will listen to concerns about lack of useful alternatives to neonics
The Prairie Pest Monitoring Network warns that farmers may want to spray once flea beetles start eating a quarter or more of cotyledon leaf space
Potato producers are getting ready for their yearly fight with Colorado potato beetle, but in some places the products don’t work the way they used to
The effectiveness of the insecticide has diminished by the time the plants are at the stage when the insects arrive
Neonics may be losing the beetle battle. What are the alternatives?
They’re too expensive, ineffective and still harmful to bees, to cite just some of the concerns expressed
Neonic pesticides have been widely blamed for these losses but the reality is much more complex
