Claim · #6495202
pyrethroid (class) · pest pressure · Gossypium hirsutum
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“pyrethroid-intensive crops negatively associated with bee occupancy”
- Authors
- Garibaldi L.A., et al.
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- Nature Sustainability
- Page
- 1
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Cotton receives intensive pyrethroid applications during flowering; negative associations with wild bee occupancy in surrounding landscapes are credible.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Pyrethroid spray drift and residues during cotton bloom expose foraging bees; reduced bee distribution is consistent with toxicological evidence.”
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