Neonicotinoid insecticide travels through a soil food chain, disrupting biological control of non-target pests and decreasing soya bean yield

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 250-260

  Douglas, Margaret R ^a   Rohr, Jason R ^b   Tooker, John F ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroecosystem; Carabidae; Clothianidin; Deroceras; Ecosystem service; Thiamethoxam; Tritrophic interactions; Trophic cascade

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; CROP PEST; CROP YIELD; FOOD CHAIN; INSECTICIDE; MOLLUSC; PEST CONTROL; SLUG; SOYBEAN;

ARTHROPODA; CARABIDAE; CHLAENIUS TRICOLOR; COLEOPTERA; DEROCERAS; DEROCERAS RETICULATUM; GASTROPODA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84921607488     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12372     Document Type: Article

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