Insecticides similar to nicotine widespread in Midwest
Thursday, July 24, 2014 - 12:30
in Health & Medicine
Insecticides similar to nicotine, known as neonicotinoids, were found commonly in streams throughout the Midwest, according to a new USGS study. This is the first broad-scale investigation of neonicotinoid insecticides in the Midwestern United States and one of the first conducted within the United States.