Insecticides foster ‘toxic’ slugs, reduce crop yields

Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 09:30 in Earth & Climate

Insecticides aimed at controlling early-season crop pests, such as soil-dwelling grubs and maggots, can increase slug populations, thus reducing crop yields, according to researchers at Penn State and the University […]

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