Neonicotinoids can cause arrested pupal ecdysis in Lepidoptera

Abstract Recently, we reported a novel mode of action in monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) larvae exposed to neonicotinoid insecticides: arrest in pupal ecdysis following successful larval ecdysis. In this paper, we explore arrested pupal ecdysis in greater detail and propose adverse outcome path...

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Main Authors: Niranjana Krishnan, Russell A. Jurenka, Steven P. Bradbury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95284-0