
Determining Pesticide Risks to Beneficial Non-target Invertebrates
We are investigating understudied risk pathways of exposure to pesticides in the environment by wild bees and other non-target beneficial insects. These pathways can include contaminated nesting substrates and materials, such as soil, detritus, leaf material and resin. We are assessing mortality, reproductive effects and exposure risks, with the goal of developing best management practices for pesticide use to optimize the tradeoff between controlling pests and protecting beneficial invertebrates.
Press:
Entomology Today: Sep 17, 2021 "A Tale of Two Pollinators: More Evidence of Neonicotinoids’ Effect on Wild Bees"
Daily Citizen News: May 13, 2021
Albany Herald: April 10, 2021
Fruit Growers News: April 7, 2021
University of Georgia Extension News: April 6, 2021
Southern Sustainable Research and Education News: April 2, 2021