Tag Archives: Plant protection products

PHOTO OF THE DAY: Only the rapeseed remains green

By | October 2th 2026
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The effects of the gramnicides are clearly visible. Credits: Pugnalom

Our photo of the day shows a rapeseed field between Osterode am Harz and Förste in southern Lower Saxony. A closer look reveals yellowish patches of withered grass in the field, where rapeseed is thriving, seemingly unharmed. This scene is typical of the targeted use of graminicides, pesticides that act selectively: they kill grasses while leaving the crop unharmed… Read more »

Biodiversity: International meta-study shows devastating effects of pesticides

By | February 13, 2025
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Credits: Lucy Hulmes

Pesticides have a profound and, until now, completely underestimated impact on a wide variety of organism groups, according to an international meta-study involving the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB). The synthesis of 1.705 studies was published in the journal Nature Communications. With increasing demand for food and the growing resistance of pests to pesticides, improved risk assessment is needed, the researchers emphasize… Read more »