On Thursday 22 September 2016, SCI will held a conference to discuss the scientific evidence amid claims of the adverse effects neonicotinoids have on pollinators and other wildlife.
Speaker presentations
- Elucidating risk of neonicotinoid exposure to bees and understanding impacts on genes through to populations - Richard Gill, Imperial College, UK
- The adverse impact of the neonicotinoid seed treatment ban on crop protection in oilseed rape in the UK - Alan Dewar, Dewar Crop Protection, UK
- Three years of banning neonicotinoid insecticides based on sub-lethal effects: can we expect effects? - Tjeerd Blacquiére, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- A Beekeepers perspective on the neonicotinoid ban - Norman Carreck, University of Sussex, UK
- The risk of pesticide dust emission from treated seeds during seed drilling - Dieter Foqué, ILVO, Belgium
- Regulatory assessment of plant protection products (pesticides): context and objectives - Anne Alix, Dow AgroSciences, UK
- Bee Safety of Neonicotinoids: Evidence from studies conducted under realistic field conditions -
Christian Maus, Bayer CropScience, Germany - A review of the evidence base on neonicotinoids and pollinators from the point of view of the crop protection industry - Peter Campbell, Syngenta, UK