Impact of the insecticide Alphacypermetrine and herbicide Oxadiazon, used singly or in combination, on the most abundant frog in French rice fields, Pelophylax perezi

• Published in: Aquatic toxicology Vol. 176; pp. 24 - 29
• Main Authors: Mesléard, François, Gauthier-Clerc, Michel, Lambret, Philippe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.07.2016; Elsevier
• Subjects: adults; Agriculture; Alphacypermetrine; Animals; Anura; Anura - growth & development; biodiversity; Biodiversity and Ecology; eggs; Environmental Sciences; fauna; frogs; hatching; Herbicides - toxicity; insecticides; Insecticides - pharmacology; Insecticides - toxicity; Larva - drug effects; Larva - growth & development; Ovum - drug effects; Ovum - growth & development; Oxadiazoles - toxicity; Oxadiazon; paddies; Pelophylax; Pelophylax perezi; Pelophylax perezi ricefields; pesticide application; Pesticides combination; Pyrethrins - toxicity; tadpoles; Water Pollutants, Chemical - toxicity; Pesticides combination; Oxadiazon; Pelophylax perezi ricefields; Alphacypermetrine

•The impact of an insecticide and an herbicide is tested on a frog using ricefields.•There is no effect of Alphacypermetrine or Oxadiazon on eggs or young tadpoles.•There is a deleterious impact of their combined use on prometamorphosis tadpoles.•Results suggest a frequent underestimation of the imp...