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Under the Lens: Pesticides in Wisconsin drinking water

November 16, 2025

While pesticides play a significant role in agriculture, their use comes with health, environmental, and ecological concerns.…

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Wisconsin Neonic Workgroup

July 8, 2025

Neonicotinoids, or neonics, are the most widely-used class of insecticides but are topic of growing concern due to their environmental impacts.…

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Pesticides and Our Bodies

June 16, 2025

What we know about the impacts of neonic pesticides on our bodies and how to limit exposure.…

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The hidden pesticides that could be lurking in your pollinator garden

June 9, 2025

How to make sure the flowers we buy are truly pollinator-friendly…

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Neonicotinoids and Human Health

April 25, 2025

Previously thought to pose no risk to humans, there is increasing evidence that neonicotinoids may have harmful health effects.…

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Wisconsin Neonicotinoid Workgroup: Moving forward with collaboration and awareness

March 27, 2025

Neonicotinoid pesticides have become a topic of growing concern due to their environmental harms.…

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Wisconsin’s bees are acting weird. Here’s why.

March 24, 2025

A pesticide used on virtually all of our corn and soybeans is harming pollinators at very low levels of exposure in ways that are only just being studied.…

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Wisconsin Neonic Forum: : Understanding the impact of neonicotinoid insecticides on agriculture and the environment

December 13, 2024

In October, hundreds of people gathered at UW Madison and tuned in online for the first ever Wisconsin Neonic Forum. The day-long event…

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Wisconsin Neonic Forum Part 4

November 5, 2024

Neonics are the most widely used insecticides in Wisconsin, applied to millions of acres of agricultural and urban land each year. But research…

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Wisconsin Neonic Forum Part 3

November 5, 2024

Neonics are the most widely used insecticides in Wisconsin, applied to millions of acres of agricultural and urban land each year. But research…

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