Neonicotinoids in global agriculture: evidence for a new pesticide treadmill?

• Published in: Ecology and society Vol. 25; no. 3; p. 26
• Main Authors: Bakker, Lieneke, van der Werf, Wopke, Tittonell, Pablo, Wyckhuys, Kris A. G., Bianchi, Felix J. J. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ottawa Resilience Alliance 01.09.2020
• Subjects: Adoption of innovations; Agricultural ecosystems; Agricultural sciences; Agriculture; agrochemical pollution; Agrochemicals; Alternative technology; biodiversity loss; Case studies; Chemical pest control; Depletion; Ecological function; Ecology, environment; Ecosystems; Ecotoxicology; Environment and Society; Environmental impact; Environmental Sciences; farmer decision making; Farmers; global change; Health; insecticide dependency; Insecticide resistance; Insecticides; Insects; Life Sciences; lock-in; Methyl parathion; Neonicotinoid insecticides; neonicotinoids; Parathion; Pest control; pest management; Pest resistance; pesticide treadmill; Pesticides; Pests; Phytopathology and phytopharmacy; Reforms; Resistance; Science and technology; Sciences and technics of agriculture; Sprays; technological change; Toxicology; Treadmills; Use statistics; Vegetal Biology; Lock-in; Biodiversity loss; insecticide néonicotinoïde; pesticide; Agrochemical pollution; Neonicotinoids; pollution; industrie des pesticides; Pest management; pollution par l'agriculture; Global change; Technological change; Farmer decision making; Insecticide dependency; Pesticide treadmill

Overreliance on synthetic insecticides in global agriculture is the outcome of a "pesticide treadmill," in which insecticide-induced pest resistance development and the depletion of beneficial insect populations aggravate farmers' pesticide dependencies. Examples of the pesticide trea...