Pesticide seed dressings can affect the activity of various soil organisms and reduce decomposition of plant material

Seed dressing with pesticides is widely used to protect crop seeds from pest insects and fungal diseases. While there is mounting evidence that especially neonicotinoid seed dressings detrimentally affect inse...

Source: BMC Ecology - August 17, 2016 Category: Biology Authors: Johann G. Zaller, Nina K önig, Alexandra Tiefenbacher, Yoko Muraoka, Pascal Querner, Andreas Ratzenböck, Michael Bonkowski and Robert Koller Source Type: research