Banned in Europe, sprayed in America: The fungicide threatening our pollinators

ScienceDaily
Jul 2, 2025, 4:09 am100 pts
Macquarie University researchers reveal that chlorothalonil, still commonly sprayed on American and Australian produce, cripples insect fertility by more than a third at residue levels typically found on food. The unexpectedly sharp drop in fruit-fly egg production suggests cascading damage to pollinator…

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