<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px">I am pleased to announce the launch of our new database of summaries of research studies on pesticides. Please see the short announcement below, and visit the database here: </span><a href="http://pesticideimpacts.org/" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">http://pesticideimpacts.org/</a><span style="font-size:12.8px">.</span><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">In an effort to keep up with the constantly expanding information available about pesticides and their impacts on pollinators and other invertebrates, the Xerces Society created the <i><a href="http://pesticideimpacts.org/" target="_blank">Impacts of Pesticides on Invertebrates</a></i> database (IPI). The database is a collection of summaries of recent research articles. Most studies are focused on the effects that pesticides have on invertebrates, primarily pollinators and aquatic species. While many of the articles discuss neonicotinoids, research about other pesticides is also included. For example, we include articles that have expanded our understanding of the risks that fungicides (generally considered practically not-toxic to bees) pose to both native and managed bee populations.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">The IPI database will be updated with new articles frequently as relevant research is released. This project grew out of our report </span><a href="http://xerces.org/neonicotinoids-and-bees/" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">How Neonicotinoids Can Kill Bees</span></i></a><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> to serve as an extended bibliography and as a way to keep the public updated on the latest science. If you would like to recommend an article for inclusion in the database please contact us at </span><a href="mailto:pesticides@xerces.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">pesticides@xerces.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">. We hope that this database will serve as a valuable resource for people seeking to better understand how pesticides can affect invertebrate populations and the broader ecosystems that they support.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""><br></span></p></div></div></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Aimée</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> Code</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="1"><br></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="1">Pesticide Program Director</font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font size="1"><b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">The
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