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SUBMITTER: Calvo-Agudo M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6708310 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Calvo-Agudo Miguel M González-Cabrera Joel J Picó Yolanda Y Calatayud-Vernich Pau P Urbaneja Alberto A Dicke Marcel M Tena Alejandro A
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20190805 34
Pest control in agriculture is mainly based on the application of insecticides, which may impact nontarget beneficial organisms leading to undesirable ecological effects. Neonicotinoids are among the most widely used insecticides. However, they have important negative side effects, especially for pollinators and other beneficial insects feeding on nectar. Here, we identify a more accessible exposure route: Neonicotinoids reach and kill beneficial insects that feed on the most abundant carbohydra ...[more]