A critical review on the potential impacts of neonicotinoid insecticide use: current knowledge of environmental fate, toxicity, and implications for human health

DA Thompson, HJ Lehmler, DW Kolpin… - … Science: Processes & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Neonicotinoid insecticides are widely used in both urban and agricultural settings around
the world. Historically, neonicotinoid insecticides have been viewed as ideal replacements …

The honeybee microbiota and its impact on health and disease

EVS Motta, NA Moran - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2024 - nature.com
Honeybees (Apis mellifera) are key pollinators that support global agriculture and are long-
established models for developmental and behavioural research. Recently, they have …

Adsorption of three pesticides on polyethylene microplastics in aqueous solutions: Kinetics, isotherms, thermodynamics, and molecular dynamics simulation

H Li, F Wang, J Li, S Deng, S Zhang - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics could act as a carrier for pesticides in the water environment and pose a
potential risk. This study mainly investigated the effects of reaction time, microplastics …

IPM reduces insecticide applications by 95% while maintaining or enhancing crop yields through wild pollinator conservation

JR Pecenka, LL Ingwell, RE Foster… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Pest management practices in modern industrial agriculture have increasingly relied on
insurance-based insecticides such as seed treatments that are poorly correlated with pest …

Widespread occurrence and spatial distribution of glyphosate, atrazine, and neonicotinoids pesticides in the St. Lawrence and tributary rivers

JM Montiel-León, G Munoz, SV Duy, DT Do… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
The occurrence and spatial distribution of selected pesticides were investigated along a 200-
km reach of the St. Lawrence River (SLR) and tributaries in Quebec, Canada. Surface water …

Neonicotinoid insecticides in the environment: A critical review of their distribution, transport, fate, and toxic effects

M Alsafran, M Rizwan, K Usman, MH Saleem… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Neonicotinoid insecticides (NENIs) have become increasingly common in recent decades in
the control of crop pests and other plant pathogens. It is undeniable that the practice …

Ecological consequences of neonicotinoid mixtures in streams

TS Schmidt, JL Miller, BJ Mahler, PC Van Metre… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Neonicotinoid mixtures are common in streams worldwide, but corresponding ecological
responses are poorly understood. We combined experimental and observational studies to …

A holistic study of neonicotinoids neuroactive insecticides—properties, applications, occurrence, and analysis

B Buszewski, M Bukowska, M Ligor… - … Science and Pollution …, 2019 - Springer
Among pesticides and foliar sprays involved in the treatment of seed, soil, and grass, also to
crops, an important group is neonicotinoids. Neonicotinoid pesticides present similar …

Occurrence, spatial variation, seasonal difference, and risk assessment of neonicotinoid insecticides, selected agriculture fungicides, and their transformation products …

Y Wang, Y Wan, S Li, Z He, S Xu, W Xia - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Neonicotinoid insecticides (NNIs) and agricultural fungicides (including strobilurin, azole,
and morpholine fungicides) are widely used, while data on their contamination in the …

Identification of point and nonpoint emission sources of neonicotinoid pollution in regional surface water

Y Chen, J Ling, W Yu, L Zhang, R Wu, D Yang, J Qu… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Neonicotinoid insecticides are widely applied in farmland, with high detection rates in soils
and surface waters, posing potential risks to biodiversity and human health. As a nonpoint …