Agricultural pesticide use and its associated environmental harms is widespread throughout
much of the world. Efforts to mitigate this harm have largely been focused on reducing …

Soil invertebrate communities represent a significant fraction of global biodiversity and play
crucial roles in ecosystems. A number of human activities threaten soil communities, in …

New information on the lethal and sublethal effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on
organisms is presented in this review, complementing the previous Worldwide Integrated …

Pest management practices in modern industrial agriculture have increasingly relied on
insurance-based insecticides such as seed treatments that are poorly correlated with pest …

The use of fungicide seed treatment (FST) is a very common practice worldwide. The
purported effectiveness of many fungicides in providing broad-spectrum and systemic …

Conservation biological control (CBC) has widely benefited from ecological practices that
enhance both the crop and its surrounding environment. However, use of insecticides …

Modern agricultural production typically requires large quantities of chemical pesticides, a
potential source of both environmental and human harm. Previous social science research …

We present a synthetic review and expert consultation that assesses the actual risks posed
by arthropod pests in four major crops, identifies targets for integrated pest management …

Oilseed rape (OSR) is the second largest source of vegetable oil globally and the most
important biofuel feedstock in the European Union (EU) but the production of this important …

Highlights•Historically, indiscriminate insecticide use decreased biodiversity.•Integrated Pest
Management helped limit the negative influence of insecticides.•The neonicotinoids pose a …