Claim · #6495200
imidacloprid · pest pressure · Glycine max
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“neonicotinoid-treated soybean acreage associated with reduced bee occupancy”
- Authors
- Garibaldi L.A., et al.
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- Nature Sustainability
- Page
- 1
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Neonicotinoid soybean seed treatments contaminate soil/water and reduce wild bee occupancy in surrounding landscapes (Krupke 2017); crop-pesticide-pollinator linkage well-documented.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Soybean is moderately bee-attractive; neonicotinoid seed treatment exposure pathways to wild bees are documented (dust drift, guttation, residues in soil).”
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