Agricultural pesticides can affect prawns and oysters

Monday, August 24, 2020 - 10:10 in Health & Medicine

Exposure to imidacloprid, an agricultural insecticide, at environmentally-relevant concentrations in food or water, leaves both crustaceans and molluscs vulnerable to insecticides, weakening their immune system and leaving them susceptible to disease.

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