Connecticut State of the Birds 2024: Sources

Sources for “The Dangers of a Potent Pesticide Used on an Unprecedented Scale” by Dan Raichel

Effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on non-target invertebrates – PMC

Translocation of the neonicotinoid seed treatment clothianidin in maize | PLOS ONE 

The global status of insect resistance to neonicotinoid insecticides | Request PDF

Farmers are overusing insecticide on seeds, with mounting harmful effects on nature • Louisiana Illuminator

No, the Bees Are Not Okay

Loss of bees causes shortage of key food crops, study finds

Worldwide occurrence records suggest a global decline in bee species richness – ScienceDirect

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/20/climate/butterfly-declines-insecticides-monarch.html 

EPA: Neonics Likely Driving 200+ Species Toward Extinction
   

​​Neonicotinoids and decline in bird biodiversity in the United States | Nature Sustainability

Opinion | The Crisis for Birds Is a Crisis for Us All – The New York Times 

Are declines in insects and insectivorous birds related? | Ornithological Applications | Oxford Academic

​​Declines in insectivorous birds are associated with high neonicotinoid concentrations | Nature

America’s agriculture is 48 times more toxic than 25 years ago. Blame neonics | Kendra Klein and Anna Lappé | The Guardian

The Insect Apocalypse Is Here – The New York Times

Neonicotinoids on the Landscape: Evaluating Avian Exposure to Treated Seeds in Agricultural Landscapes

https://dariuszzdziebk.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Neonic_FINAL.pdf     

Imidacloprid-treated seed ingestion has lethal effect on adult partridges and reduces both breeding investment and offspring immunity – ScienceDirect

A sublethal dose of the neonicotinoid insecticide acetamiprid reduces sperm density in a songbird – PubMed

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-15446-x.epdf?author_access_token=60vOAq7fy3uoItENRL_WLtRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0PBos7CYdu4-aOFIzRGcQZYPhLZT79bnumB3G0JwKQDqd8sXxokuXX20RybZGim1WNULIibibaVSnXR6616CbBcOjFXccxNhEZR_Q54lKeJqg%3D%3D  

Huge decline in songbirds linked to neonicotinoids.

​​Neonicotinoids disrupt aquatic food webs and decrease fishery yields | Science

Effects of Neonicotinoid Insecticides on Physiology and Reproductive Characteristics of Captive Female and Fawn White-tailed Deer | Scientific Reports

https://www.startribune.com/nearly-all-minnesota-deer-exposed-to-pesticides-linked-to-pollinator-die-off/600205634  

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935119303524

Long-term study of pregnant women finds increasing chemical exposure

Neonic Pesticides: Potential Risks to Brain and Sperm

Exposure to neonicotinoids and serum testosterone in men, women, and children – PubMed

How Pesticide Companies Corrupted the EPA

New Jersey Enacts Groundbreaking Neonic Legislation

Nevada Bill to Protect Bees Passes with Broad Bipartisan Support

New York Enacts Nation-Leading Law to Protect Bees, Birds, and People

Vermont Becomes Second State to Take Big Steps for Bees

Commentary: Québec’s experience with pesticide ban offers a glimpse of what New York can expect        
 

Sources for “The Ripple Effect: How Neonicotinoids Threaten Ecosystems”

Using a Hazard Quotient to Evaluate Pesticide Residues Detected in Pollen Trapped from Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) in Connecticut | PLOS ONE

Milkweed loss in agricultural fields because of herbicide use: effect on the monarch butterfly population – PLEASANTS – 2013 – Insect Conservation and Diversity – Wiley Online Library

https://nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ecog.02719  

Insecticides, more than herbicides, land use, and climate, are associated with declines in butterfly species richness and abundance in the American Midwest | PLOS ONE

Report: Neonicotinoids in California’s Surface Waters | Xerces Society  

Experimental evidence for neonicotinoid driven decline in aquatic emerging insects | PNAS

Aquatic Life Benchmarks and Ecological Risk Assessments for Registered Pesticides | US EPA

Water Quality Portal

Contamination of the Aquatic Environment with Neonicotinoids and its Implication for Ecosystems

Declines in insectivorous birds are associated with high neonicotinoid concentrations | Nature   

Neonicotinoids and decline in bird biodiversity in the United States | Nature Sustainability

Neonicotinoids disrupt aquatic food webs and decrease fishery yields | Science

EDITOR’S CHOICE: Neonicotinoid insecticide travels through a soil food chain, disrupting biological control of non‐target pests and decreasing soya bean yield – Douglas – 2015 – Journal of Applied Ecology – Wiley Online Library

Pesticides and Soil Invertebrates: A Hazard Assessment

CT Land Cover Numbers and Charts | Center for Land Use Education and Research

States Make Way for Pesticide Reforms | Xerces Society

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