Neonicotinoids are the most widely used insecticides world-wide, but their fate in the environment remains unclear, as does their potential to influence non-target species and the roles they play in agroecosystems. The researchers investigated in laboratory and field studies the influence of the neonicotinoid thiamethoxam, applied as a coating to soya bean seeds, on interactions among soya beans, non target molluscan herbivores and their insect predators.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/neonicotinoid-insecticide-travels-through-soil-food-chain-disrupting-biological
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/margaret-r-douglas
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jason-r-rohr
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/john-f-tooker
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/journal-applied-ecology
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/insecticide
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biological-pc
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pest-control
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/toxins
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecosystem-services
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soyabean
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticide-residues
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticide-use
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
