Imidacloprid Movement into Fungal Conidia Is Lethal to Mycophagous Beetles

Applications of systemic pesticides can have unexpected direct and indirect effects on nontarget organisms, producing ecosystem-level impacts. We investigated whether a systemic insecticide (imidacloprid) could be absorbed by a plant pathogenic fungus infecting treated plants and whether the absorbe...

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Main Authors: Robin A. Choudhury, Andrew M. Sutherland, Matt J. Hengel, Michael P. Parrella, W. Douglas Gubler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/8/496