Baylor College of Medicine: An Organic Insecticide is More Damaging to Non-Target Insects Than Synthetic Counterparts
February 24, 2022
February 24, 2022
HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 24 (TNSJou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news:
Very low concentrations of the popular organic insecticide Spinosad have profound effects on beneficial insect species, including vision loss and neurodegeneration, new research led by the University of Melbourne and Baylor College of Medicine has found.
The study, published in eLife, used the vinegar fly Drosophila to analyse the impact of chronic exposure to low concentration . . .
Very low concentrations of the popular organic insecticide Spinosad have profound effects on beneficial insect species, including vision loss and neurodegeneration, new research led by the University of Melbourne and Baylor College of Medicine has found.
The study, published in eLife, used the vinegar fly Drosophila to analyse the impact of chronic exposure to low concentration . . .