Utah State University: Biting Backfire - Some Mosquitoes Actually Benefit From Pesticide Application
June 19, 2019
June 19, 2019
LOGAN, Utah, June 19 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Utah State University issued the following news:
The common perception that pesticides reduce or eliminate target insect species may not always hold. Utah State University researchers Jennifer Weathered and Edd Hammill report that the impacts of agricultural pesticides on assemblages of aquatic insects varied resulting in distinct ecological winners and losers within aquatic communities. While pesticides reduced many species, the evolutio . . .
The common perception that pesticides reduce or eliminate target insect species may not always hold. Utah State University researchers Jennifer Weathered and Edd Hammill report that the impacts of agricultural pesticides on assemblages of aquatic insects varied resulting in distinct ecological winners and losers within aquatic communities. While pesticides reduced many species, the evolutio . . .