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In concert with known lethal insecticides like neonictinoids, introduced parasites and diseases, air pollution and loss of habitat our global food security is in peril.
Dr. Reese Halter: Thanksgiving 2011: Earth Calling... SOS Dr. Reese Halter 2011
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In concert with known lethal insecticides like neonictinoids, introduced parasites and diseases, air pollution and loss of habitat our global food security is in peril.
Dr. Reese Halter: Thanksgiving 2011: Earth Calling... SOS Dr. Reese Halter 2011
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Bees exposed to neonictinoids exhibit symptoms mimicking Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases.
Dr. Reese Halter: Neonictinoids -- Destroying the Web of Life Dr. Reese Halter 2010
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Currently there are no injunctions in place against neonictinoids in Canada or Mexico.
Dr. Reese Halter: Neonictinoids -- Destroying the Web of Life Dr. Reese Halter 2010
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There are, however, other widespread neonictinoids available in the U.S.
Dr. Reese Halter: Neonictinoids -- Destroying the Web of Life Dr. Reese Halter 2010
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A new book entitled The Systemic Insecticide: A Disaster in the Making by Dutch toxicologist Dr Henk Tennekes sheds light onto a family of highly toxic chemicals -- neonictinoids -- which are implicated in Colony Collapse Disorder and the deaths of tens of billions of honeybees around the globe.
Dr. Reese Halter: Neonictinoids -- Destroying the Web of Life Dr. Reese Halter 2010
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The use of these potent neonictinoids has exhibited a deleterious effect on the biodiversity and the web of life throughout western Europe.
Dr. Reese Halter: Neonictinoids -- Destroying the Web of Life Dr. Reese Halter 2010
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Although, it is very valid to note that many bird populations in western Europe began to decline 35 years ago the pervasive use of neonictinoids is not only exacerbating declines in bird species but also it's killing the soil decomposers and contaminating fresh water.
Dr. Reese Halter: Neonictinoids -- Destroying the Web of Life Dr. Reese Halter 2010
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One group of these chemicals, neonictinoids, are lethal to bees, moths, beneficial soil insects and known to contaminate fresh waterways.
Dr. Reese Halter: Giving Thanks for Bees Dr. Reese Halter 2010
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A neuroactive insecticide fashioned after nicotine, neonictinoids poison nerves and prevent acetylcholine from enabling neurons to communicate with each other and with muscle tissue.
Dr. Reese Halter: Neonictinoids -- Destroying the Web of Life Dr. Reese Halter 2010
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