Keystone communities can rescue aquatic metacommunities influenced by pesticide contamination. [PDF]
Ecol ApplAbstract Pesticide contamination in freshwater habitats is a major global issue, affecting water quality, biodiversity, and ecosystem services. Uncontaminated habitats embedded in agricultural landscapes might act as keystone communities, with the ability to restore diversity and ecological processes in contaminated sites through dispersal.
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Impact of 2,4-D and fipronil on the tropical midge Chironomus sancticaroli (Diptera: Chironomidae)
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2021 Increased use of pesticides in conventional agriculture implies potential risks to the environment. In aquatic ecosystems, benthic organisms may be exposed to pesticides via contaminated water and sediment, leading to several potential cascading effects ...
Thandy Junio da Silva Pinto +8 more
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Heliyon, 2021 Fipronil -a broad spectrum phenylpyrazole insecticide has high level of toxicity towards environment. Therefore, an easy and reliable analytical method was developed for residue estimation of fipronil to ensure food and environmental safety.
Ayan Mukherjee +5 more
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Collateral damage of fipronil in economic and ecologically important non-target species
Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias, 2022 Fipronil is an insecticide and acaricide widely used in agriculture and domestic animals worldwide. Ecotoxicology studies have shown that, even at the low concentrations used on target species, fipronil and its degradation products have a significant ...
David Villar, David J Schaeffer
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Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2022 The occurrence of pesticides and their metabolites in the environment can alter the ecological relationships between aquatic food chains. Fipronil is a broad-spectrum insecticide which release in the environment may harm the non-target organisms. However,
Yingjuan Ou +5 more
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New Insights into the Effect of Fipronil on the Soil Bacterial Community
Microorganisms, 2022 Fipronil is a broad-spectrum insecticide with remarkable efficacy that is widely used to control insect pests around the world. However, its extensive use has led to increasing soil and water contamination.
Suzana Eiko Sato Guima +3 more
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Determination of Fipronil and Its Metabolites in Paddy fish Soil Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry [PDF]
Zhipu Xuebao, 2021 Residues of fipronil and its metabolites in paddy fish soil were detected using high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS).
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Therapeutic effect of vitamin D3 against fipronil-induced oxidative damage, hematological disorders, EPO, RAS abnormalities, and renal impairments in male rats [PDF]
Journal of Bioscience and Applied ResearchFipronil is a highly effective insecticide that belongs to the phenylpyrazole chemical group. It has been widely used to control crop pests and veterinary pests with toxic effects on non-target organisms. Vit.
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Effects of short-term, sublethal fipronil and its metabolite on dragonfly feeding activity.
PLoS ONE, 2018 Dragonflies, Sympetrum spp., are indispensable to agriculture and are a central element of culture in Japan. However, S. frequens populations in rice paddy fields have declined in recent decades.
Hiroshi Jinguji +3 more
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Efficacy of acetamiprid and fipronil fly baits against the housefly (Musca domestica L.) under laboratory conditions [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2018 Background: The housefly Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae) is permanent pests in livestock facilities. High fly density in livestock and poultry farms can increase the risks of economic loss and public health.
Mikhail Alekseevich Levchenko +3 more
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