Impact of insecticides on beneficial organisms

Atanasova, Biljana and Spasov, Dusan and Spasova, Dragica and Ilievski, Mite (2023) Impact of insecticides on beneficial organisms. Journal of Agriculture and Plant Sciences, 21 (2). pp. 9-13. ISSN 2545-4455

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Abstract

In the process of increasing crop production, the use of insecticides is much greater than in the past. These
chemicals have largely emerged since the introduction of synthetic insecticides in 1940, when organochlorine
insecticides were the first used to control pests. Insecticides are now an integral part of our modern life and are used to protect agricultural production, storage products, as well as to destroy pests that transmit dangerous infectious diseases. It would be ideal if the applied insecticides are toxic only to the target organisms,
biodegradable and environmentally friendly to some extent. But, the most of them are non-specific and, in addition to pests, destroy organisms that are harmless or beneficial to the ecosystem (predators, pollinators) or affect their proper growth and development.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Agricultural Sciences > Other agricultural sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Agriculture
Depositing User:	Biljana Atanasova
Date Deposited:	23 Jan 2024 10:37
Last Modified:	23 Jan 2024 10:37
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/33286

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