Exposure to widely used insecticides decreases sperm concentration, study finds

"Based on this meta analysis, we believe insecticide exposure … is impacting overall sperm concentration," she told the Guardian. "The message is we need to reduce insecticide exposure in order to ensure men who are planning a family or want to conceive children are able to do that without interference."…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/24/insecticides-decrease-sperm-concentration-study-finds

Insect 'apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in toxic pesticides

America’s agricultural landscape is now 48 times more toxic to honeybees, and likely other insects, than it was 25 years ago, almost entirely due to widespread use of so-called neonicotinoid pesticides, according to a new study published today in the journal PLOS One. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/08/insect-apocalypse-under-way-toxic-pesticides-agriculture/

EPA issued 'emergency' approval to spray 16 million acres with bee-killing pesticide - Daily Kos

Sulfoxaflor is a systemic insecticide that works by destroying the nervous system. Insects exposed go into tremors, then spasms, then death. Unfortunately, insects exposed means essentially all insects, including bees. In fact, sulfoxaflor is particularly hard on pollinators. That's why in 2016 the Ninth Circuit Court overruled the EPA's approval of the pesticide...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1836065

Massive insect decline could have 'catastrophic' environmental impact, study says - CNN

Insect populations are declining dramatically worldwide due to pesticide use and other factors, with a potentially "catastrophic" effect on the planet, a study has warned. ....
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/11/health/insect-decline-study-intl/index.html

Culprit found for honeybee deaths in almond groves

It’s about time for the annual mass migration of honeybees to California, and new research is helping lower the chances the pollinators and their offspring will die while they’re visiting the West Coast.
https://news.osu.edu/culprit-found-for-honeybee-deaths-in-almond-groves/

Trump administration trades cash for rejecting insecticide ban, farmworkers get sick in the process

People have been saying for a while now that the Trump administration was making them sick—and here’s a literal example taken from real life. On May 5 in California, more than 50 farmworkers near Bakersfield became ill after they were exposed to an insecticide (Vulcan) on a farm as they were harvesting cabbage. Under the Obama administration, the active ingredient in Vulcan, chlorpyrifos, was slated to be banned and was recommended to be taken off the market by the Environmental Protection Agency. Chlorpyrifos can be pretty dangerous and even deadly when humans come into contact with it in high doses. So you’d think the Trump administration would also want to make sure that folks don’t risk contamination unnecessarily, right? Think again....
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/1662557