Residues of currently used pesticides in soils and earthworms: A silent threat?

Pelosi, Céline; Bertrand, Colette; Danièle, Gaëlle; Cœurdassier, Michaël; Benoît, Pierre; Nélieu, Sylvie; Lafay, Florent; Bretagnolle, Vincent; Gaba, Sabrina; Vulliet, Emmanuelle; Fritsch, Clémentine

doi:10.1016/j.agee.2020.107167

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“…The coating of seeds with these insecticides, proposed as a simple prophylactic solution, is furthermore contradictory to a sustainable strategy of treating crops only in case of potential damage. Finally, the persistence of many synthetic molecules poses a problem beyond the short term of their application [43].…”

Section: Pollutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Insect decline: immediate action is needed

Jactel¹,

Imler²,

Lambrechts³

et al. 2021

Comptes Rendus. Biologies

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Insects appeared more than 400 million years ago and they represent the richest and most diverse taxonomic group with several million species. Yet, under the combined effect of the loss of natural habitats, the intensification of agriculture with massive use of pesticides, global warming and biological invasions, insects show alarming signs of decline. Although difficult to quantify, species extinction and population reductions are confirmed for many ecosystems. This results in a loss of services such as the pollination of plants, including food crops, the recycling of organic matter, the supply of goods such as honey and the stability of food webs. It is therefore urgent to halt the decline of Insects. We recommend implementing long-term monitoring of populations, tackling the * Corresponding author.

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Section: Pollutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…L'enrobage des semences avec ces insecticides, proposé comme une solution prophylactique simple, est en outre contradictoire avec une stratégie raisonnée qui consiste à traiter uniquement en cas de problèmes potentiels. Enfin, la rémanence de nombreuses molécules de synthèse pose un problème au-delà du court terme de leur application [43].…”

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Insect decline: immediate action is needed

Jactel¹,

Imler²,

Lambrechts³

et al. 2021

Comptes Rendus. Biologies

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“…In Europe, the use of chemical treatments has been rare (Supplement S3): it has long been acknowledged that insecticides may cause significant negative externalities including biodiversity loss, ground and surface water contamination (including off-field habitat contamination), impacts on non-target organisms including biocontrol agents, pollinators and earthworms, bio-amplification of toxic substances within the food web with potential effects on human and animal health and development of resistance (Pimentel 2005;Pelosi et al 2021). The severity of these impacts will depend on the specificity and toxicity levels of the substances used.…”

Section: Chemical Methodsmentioning

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Preventing invasions of Asian longhorn beetle and citrus longhorn beetle: are we on the right track?

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Two Asian longhorn beetles, Anoplophora glabripennis and Anoplophora chinensis are among the most serious alien invasive species attacking forest and urban trees, both in North America and Europe. Major efforts have been put into preventing further entry and establishment of the two species as well as promoting their successful eradication. Here we review these efforts, their progress and outcome, and scientific advancements in monitoring and control methods. The combined international activities and harmonizing legislative changes in detection and eradication methods have proven worthwhile, with more than 45% of eradication programmes successful in the last 12 years. Some countries were able to completely eradicate all populations and others managed to reduce the area affected. Although the costs of the eradication programmes can be very high, the benefits outweigh inaction. Attempts to eradicate A. chinensis have been more challenging in comparison with those targeting A. glabripennis. For both species, efforts are hampered by the ongoing arrival of new beetles, both from their native regions in Asia and from other invaded regions via bridgehead effects. The methods used for eradication have not changed much during the last decade, and host removal is still the method most commonly used. On the other hand, detection methods have diversified during the last decade with advances in semiochemical research and use of detection dogs. The next decade will determine if eradications continue to be successful, particularly in the case of A. chinesis, which has been targeted in some countries for containment instead of eradication.

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“…Pesticides are widely used to increase agricultural production by controlling pests, however, they have strong potential to severely contaminate agricultural soils [ 1 ]. Organophosphorus pesticides usage has been aggravated worldwide due to their high efficacy towards killing insect pests [ 2 ].…”

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Alleviation of Chlorpyrifos Toxicity in Maize (Zea mays L.) by Reducing Its Uptake and Oxidative Stress in Response to Soil-Applied Compost and Biochar Amendments

Aziz

Murtaza

Saleem

et al. 2021

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Chlorpyrifos (CP) is a pesticide used extensively in agricultural crops. Residual CP has been found in a variety of soils, vegetables and fruits indicating a serious danger to humans. Therefore, it is necessary to restrict its entry into agricultural products for food safety. A wire-house pot experiment was conducted with maize plants in biochar- and compost-amended soil (at 0.25% and 0.50%, respectively, in weight-by-weight composition) contaminated with 100 and 200 mg kg−1 of CP, respectively. Results indicated toxicity at both CP levels (with 84% growth reduction) at CP 200 mg kg−1. However, application of compost and biochar at the 0.50% level improved the fresh weight (2.8- and 4-fold, respectively). Stimulated superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POX) activities and depressed catalase (CAT) activity were recorded in response to CP contamination and were significantly recovered by the amendments. Both amendments significantly decreased the CP phytoavailability. With biochar, 91% and 76% reduction in the CP concentration in maize shoots and with compost 72% and 68% reduction was recorded, at a 0.50% level in 100 and 200 mg kg−1 contaminated treatments respectively. Compost accelerated the CP degradation in postharvest soil. Therefore, biochar and compost amendments can effectively be used to decrease CP entry in agricultural produce by reducing its phytoavailability.

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Residues of currently used pesticides in soils and earthworms: A silent threat?

Cited by 135 publications

References 44 publications

Insect decline: immediate action is needed

Insect decline: immediate action is needed

Preventing invasions of Asian longhorn beetle and citrus longhorn beetle: are we on the right track?

Alleviation of Chlorpyrifos Toxicity in Maize (Zea mays L.) by Reducing Its Uptake and Oxidative Stress in Response to Soil-Applied Compost and Biochar Amendments

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