Western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, first arose as an important invasive pest of
many crops during the 1970s–1980s. The tremendous growth in international agricultural …

Background Global agriculture is undergoing a phase of agroecological transition. This
transition will be characterized by adoption of agroecological crop** practices and by an …

CONTEXT European countries have set ambitious targets to reduce the risks of pesticide
use. Achieving these targets will require a large proportion of farmers to adopt sustainable …

This study estimates the risks of agricultural pesticides on non-target organisms and the
environment by combining detailed pesticide application data for 2015 with the Danish risk …

RNA interference (RNAi) is an homology‐dependent gene silencing mechanism that is a
feasible and sustainable avenue for the management of hemipteran pests. Commercial …

Honeybees and wild bees are among the most important pollinators of both wild and
cultivated landscapes. In recent years, however, a significant decline in these pollinators has …

Canola/oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) production in Canada has increased to become a
foundational crop in the Canadian Prairies and an important economic driver of this region …

Abstract The Common Eastern Bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) is native to North America
with an expanding range across Eastern Canada and the USA. This species is commercially …

Neonicotinoids are the most widely used insecticides worldwide and are typically deployed
as seed treatments (hereafter NST) in many grain and oilseed crops, including soybeans …

Fipronil (FP), as a broad-spectrum and highly efficient pesticide, is strictly limited due to its
high toxicity to aquatic organisms and honeybees. Herein, novel prodrugs were prepared by …