Nathan Derstine

Dec 8, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Nathan Derstine |Cameron Murray |Freddy S Purnell |Etya Amsalem

AbstractPesticides provide vital protection against insect pests and the diseases they vector but are simultaneously implicated in the drastic worldwide decline of beneficial insect populations. Convincing evidence suggests that even sublethal pesticide exposure has detrimental effects on both individual- and colony-level traits, but the mechanisms mediating these effects remained poorly understood.