Lorenzo Furlan

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the global literature explores these risks and show a growing body of evidence that persistent, low concentrations of these insecticides pose serious risks of undesirable environmental impacts.

TL;DR: The use of neonicotinoides and fipronil has been extensively studied in the literature as discussed by the authors, with a total of 20,000 tonnes of active in 2010.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that there have been at least three independent introductions from North America during the past two decades, which raises questions about changing circumstances that have enabled a sudden burst of transatlantic introductions.

TL;DR: The present scale of use of fipronil and neonicotinoid has resulted in widespread contamination of agricultural soils, freshwater resources, wetlands, non-target vegetation and estuarine and coastal marine systems, which means that many organisms inhabiting these habitats are being repeatedly and chronically exposed to these compounds.

TL;DR: The western corn rootworm Diabrotica virgifera vir gifera LeConte is a major insect pest of field maize and is annually one of the largest expenditures for insect management in the United States Corn Belt.