SCIENCE ADVANCES | RESEARCH ARTICLE
A global synthesis reveals biodiversity-mediated benefits for crop production
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Common pesticide makes migrating birds anorexic
When birds migrate, timing is everything. Fly too late, and they miss the peak season for finding good food, a good mate, or a good nest site. But that’s just what may happen to migrants unlucky enough to eat pesticide-laced seeds, new research shows. Toxicologists studying white-crowned sparrows have shown that these large, grayish birds become anorexic after eating neonicotinoid pesticides, causing them to lose weight and delay their southward journeys. The study might apply to other birds as well—and help explain the dramatic songbird decline of recent decades, researchers say.
Linhart et al. Environmental Science Europe
Pesticide contamination and associated risk factors at public playgrounds near intensively managed apple and wine orchards.
NEWSLETTER n. 61
“Infinite economic growth in a finite world is a myth”, Felwine Sarr – Economist
PDF: SUOLO Europa Newsletter 61 – July 2019
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Dow Chemical Donates $1 Million to Trump
Asks Administration to Ignore Pesticide Study
Chlorpyrifos, diazinon, and malathion are a group of pesticides that are a big money-maker for Dow Chemical, with the company selling approximately 5 million pounds of chlorpyrifos in the U.S. each year, according to the Associated Press.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
Assessment of Glyphosate Induced Epigenetic Transgenerational Inheritance of Pathologies and Sperm Epimutations: Generational Toxicology
Acute effect of low-dose thiacloprid exposure synergised by tebuconazole in a parasitoid wasp.
Abstract: Agricultural practices often involve tank-mixing and co-application of insecticides with fungicides to control crop pests. However, natural methods relying on biological control agents such as hymenopteran parasitoids have been shown to be highly effective in suppressing crop pest populations. The current body of insecticide risk assessment data accounting for fungicide co-application is very small, the present study being the first to examine this in a parasitoid wasp.
Agriculturally dominated landscapes reduce bee phylogenetic diversity and pollination services
Land-use change threatens global biodiversity and may reshape the tree of life by favoring some lineages over others. Whether phylogenetic diversity loss compromises ecosystem service delivery remains unknown. We address this knowledge gap using extensive genomic, community, and crop datasets to examine relationships among land use, pollinator phylogenetic structure, and crop production.
Grab_Agriculture_Bee_Science_SM.pdf
AgricultureBiodiversityloss_Science19.pdf
