Neonicotinoids – PaleBlueDot

10 Oct 2015

Soil Flowers & Neonics

posted in: Bees, Biodiversity, Farming, Neonicotinoids | 0

An important study by Dr Cristina Botías et al, has just been published in the Journal of Environmental Science & Technology on the levels of contamination of neonicotinoid pesticides in the UK countryside. It has serious implications for agri-environmental schemes in Britain … Read More

10 Oct 2014

Bee Movie

posted in: Bees, Biodiversity, Farming, Food, Neonicotinoids, Prof Dave Goulson | 0

Bee Movie compares a one metre strip of lavender in an English garden with approximately 10 acres of wheat crop in a nearby field to measures the level of pollinator activity at each site to raise awareness of the sharp … Read More

23 Sep 2014

UK Landscapes

posted in: Biodiversity, Farming, Learning, Neonicotinoids, Prof Dave Goulson, RSPB | 0

Neil Mabbs ane Jane King ran a data visualisation project with students at Banbury & Bicester college in collaboration with the RSPB. Students were asked to produce a range of thought provoking solutions adopting the ‘system’ of a calendar to … Read More