Epilogue Risk, Benefit, and Uncertainty
Epilogue Risk, Benefit, and Uncertainty
This chapter examines neonicotinoids, synthesized compounds from nicotine and related insecticidal compounds. Agricultural usage of neonicitinoids exploded when the EPA cancelled the registrations of many organophosphates. In 2013, neonicotinoids surpassed organophosphates as the most widely used insecticides in the world. Neonicotinoids provided agribusiness with alternatives, but ones that may contaminate ecosystems and threaten nontarget organisms, including bees and birds.
Keywords: agricultural insecticides, nicotine, neonicitinoids, DDT, Rachel Carson, EPA
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