Evaluating the link between chemicals and declining insect populations

ScienceDaily
Oct 24, 2024, 2:54 pm151 pts
Employing a library of more than 1,000 chemicals, scientists investigated how agrochemicals affect insect populations. The scientists found that exposure to non-fatal amounts of 57 percent of the chemicals altered behavior in fruit fly larvae, while higher levels compromised long-term survival after acute…

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