Alexander J. Stein on Nostr: Pesticides are widely used & have demonstrated benefits to crop production—but are ...
Pesticides are widely used & have demonstrated benefits to crop production—but are also linked to negative impacts on non-target organisms, incl. #pollinators like honey #bees. Certain pests drive this pesticide use more. Finding #pesticides with less non-target toxicity or developing non-chemical approaches is key to reduce non-target hazard from #insecticides; education on whether treatments are needed could also help:
https://doi.org/10.1093/inteam/vjaf003Published at
2025-01-09 17:02:32Event JSON
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