Two million tonnes of pesticides are currently used globally to improve crop production, yet
these pesticides induce adverse effects on soil quality and biodiversity. Moreover, less than …

Earthworms play positive ecological roles in soil formation, structure, and fertility,
environmental protection, and terrestrial food chains. For this review, we searched the Web …

Microplastics (MPs) in soils may be ingested by terrestrial animals. While the application of
bioplastics is increasing, the ingestion and excretion characteristics of bio-MPs by terrestrial …

Flupyradifurone (FLU) has great application potential in agricultural production as a new
generation of neonicotinoid insecticide after imidacloprid. Nevertheless, the toxic effects of …

Biodegradable microplastics (BMPs) pose serious environmental problems to soil
organisms, and their adsorption capacity might make pesticides more dangerous for soil …

The class of insecticides known as neonicotinoid insecticides has gained extensive
application worldwide. Two characteristics of neonicotinoid pesticides are excellent …

As a neurotoxic insecticide, imidacloprid (IMI) has been widely used for crop protection.
However, continuous application of such pesticide in the environment may damage the non …

This study aimed to assess the chronic toxicity and risk of clothianidin in a seed dressing
formulation to non-target soil invertebrates. The toxicity assays were performed with two …

The avoidance behavior is regarded as the method that provides first hand information
about the behavior of an organism in the presence of contaminants in the soil. Very little data …

Neonicotinoids are a group of nicotine‐related chemicals widely used as insecticides in
agriculture. Several studies have shown measurable quantities of neonicotinoids in the …