As use and emission of metal-based engineered nanomaterials (MENM) is steadily
increasing, concern of adverse effects on soil communities is rising. MENM are not only toxic …

Following a request from EFSA, the Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues
developed an opinion on the science behind the risk assessment of plant protection …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the juvenile hormones (JH). The JH, a family of
acyclic sesquiterpenoids, are essential to insect development and reproduction. This …

Standard laboratory tests to describe the impact of stressors (most notably: chemicals) on
organisms offer a good compromise between feasibility and outcome, ie, they should be …

Since the initial suggestion of using insect hormones or their mimics as the third-generation
insecticides, great strides have been made in the discovery of three classes of such insect …

In a recent study, we showed that the springtail Folsomia candida was quite sensitive the
neonicotinoid insecticides imidacloprid and thiacloprid. This study aimed at determining the …

Although interest in transgenerational phenomena is constantly growing, little is known
about the long-term toxicity of nanoparticles. In this study we investigate the …

Systemic insecticides were first developed in the 1950s, with the introduction of soluble or‐-
ganophosphorus (OP) compounds such as dimethoate, demeton-S-methyl, mevinphos and …

Despite the uncontested significance of soils for human nutrition and drinking water quality,
the majority of ecotoxicological testing is confined to aquatic test systems. Among the …

Human activity is a serious cause of extensive changes in the environment and a constant
reason for the emergence of new stress factors. Thus, to survive and reproduce, organisms …