Neonicotinoid

Butterly insect decline

The global population of flying insects is crashing dangerously fast

Environment

Insects work very hard to feed the world’s people. They are also food for birds, bats and frogs, and they pollinate many plants, including food crops central to human civilization. But now civilization is destroying them.

Empty beehives

The EPA broke the law when it approved a new pesticide

Environment
A honeybee takes nectar from a flower in Tanzania, while pollen attaches to its body.

Where have all the honeybees gone? Barack Obama wants to know

Global Scan
A honeybee takes nectar from a flower in Tanzania, while pollen attaches to its body.

Where have all the honeybees gone? Barack Obama wants to know

Global Scan

Bee Keepers Sue EPA

Bee Populations in Decline, Debate Swarms Around Pesticides

Environment

The EU is considering a two-year ban on a widely-used group of pesticides that have been linked to bee deaths in Europe and the US. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports.