IPM-recommended insecticides harm beneficial insects through contaminated honeydew
The use of some systemic insecticides has been banned in Europe because they are toxic to beneficial insects when these feed on nectar. A recent study shows that systemic insecticides can also kill beneficial insects when they feed on honeydew. Honeydew is the sugar-rich excretion of hemipterans and...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Language: | Inglés |
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Elsevier
2020
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6601 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749120362692 |
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