Landscape change leads to increased insecticide use in U.S. Midwest, study finds
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 01:30
in Biology & Nature
The continued growth of cropland and loss of natural habitat have increasingly simplified agricultural landscapes in the U.S. Midwest. A new study concluded that this simplification is associated with increased crop pest abundance and insecticide use, consequences that could be tempered by perennial bioenergy crops.