Science-policy forum to explore multiple impacts of systemic pesticides
(WorldNews Canada)

The David Suzuki Foundation and York University are presenting an important one-day symposium on the impacts of systemic pesticides, Sept. 21, from 9am to 5pm, in the Stong Dining Hall, Stong College, Keele campus. Attending the symposium will be a cohort of leading scientists from Canada, Europe and the Far East. Symposium delegates will discuss the long-term impacts of systemic pesticides due to the large-scale prophylactic application of these pesticides in agriculture, the significant negative ecological consequences of these chemical agents on biodiversity, and the devastating impact on pollinators. Adverse impacts have also been documented on a wide range of other organisms in...