Better Know a Scientist: Entomologist Amelia Jordan

This week in “Better Know a Scientist”, I’m interviewing entomologist Amelia Jordan. Amelia graduated with her MSc in Entomology from Washington State University in 2014 where she studied the presence of native bees in alfalfa seed fields. If you missed…

Are Neonicotinoids the Sole Factor Responsible for Colony Collapse Disorder?

A recent paper published in The Bulletin of Insectology claiming that neonicotinoids are the sole cause of CCD has been circulating in the media. The author, Chensheng Lu, has a history of doing research that makes spurious claims about the…

Roundup in 75% of Air? What the report actually says

Written by Kevin Folta Last week the anti-biotech websites exploded with the news: "Roundup Weedkiller Found in 75% of Air and Rain Samples, Gov. Study Finds" and more scary-sounding titles like that. My first response was to get a copy…

Kaua’i County Bill 2491 passes 6-1, Vetoed by Mayor

On Wednesday, October 16, the Kaua'i County Council approved Bill 2491, after much public discussion and council hearings. The final council hearing lasted 14 hours, and ended at 3:30 am local time. The bill, introduced by councilmembers Gary Hooser and…