Ana Belén Muñiz González

Ana Belén Muñiz González

Ana Belén Muñiz González
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Assistant lecturer and researcher at the Department of Agricultural Production

Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering and Biosciences

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Agrochemicals, even in non-lethal doses, threaten the survival of non-pest insects

Exposure to agrochemicals, even in doses too low to kill insects, causes significant damage to their behavior, development and reproduction, which is aggravated when the temperature rises, according to a study published in Science. The research analyzes the effects of 1,024 molecules - insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, plant growth inhibitors - on the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster and on other insects.

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