The results of Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count are in. The sunniest spring and hottest summer ever recorded in the UK provided good weather conditions for butterflies after 2024’s record-breaking lows. However, the results from the Big Butterfly Count show that it was definitely not a bumper summer for our beleaguered butterflies. Over 125,000 citizen scientists [...] The post Butterfly count reveals worrying results appeared first on Pesticide Action Network UK.| Pesticide Action Network UK
by Kyle Morrison, University of New South Wales In freshwater and marine ecosystems around the world, pesticides are silently shifting the ways in which fish socialise and interact. A recent study has analysed data from 37 experiments that tested the impacts of 31 different pesticides on 11 different fish species. [...]| Pesticide Action Network UK
New study finds that glyphosate harms embryos and hatchlings of the weeping frog Physalaemus gracilis, a species native to Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay.| Pesticide Action Network UK
The agriculture and food sectors must take action to address the causes of climate change and reduce its impact on food production.| Pesticide Action Network UK