Pesticide effects on the abundance of springtails and mites in field mesocosms at an agricultural site
The use of pesticides to protect crops often affects non-target organisms vital to ecosystem functioning. A functional soil mesofauna is important for decomposition and nutrient cycling processes in agricultural soils, which generally have low biodiversity. To assess pesticide effects on natural soi...
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ftvuamstcris:oai:research.vu.nl:publications/255883ce-8505-4183-a0c8-40fa8625c109 2024-09-15T18:41:49+00:00 Pesticide effects on the abundance of springtails and mites in field mesocosms at an agricultural site Konestabo, Heidi Sjursen Birkemoe, Tone Leinaas, Hans Petter van Gestel, Cornelis A.M. Sengupta, Sagnik Borgå, Katrine 2022-11 https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/255883ce-8505-4183-a0c8-40fa8625c109 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-022-02599-3 https://hdl.handle.net/1871.1/255883ce-8505-4183-a0c8-40fa8625c109 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85141060626&partnerID=8YFLogxK http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85141060626&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/255883ce-8505-4183-a0c8-40fa8625c109 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Konestabo , H S , Birkemoe , T , Leinaas , H P , van Gestel , C A M , Sengupta , S & Borgå , K 2022 , ' Pesticide effects on the abundance of springtails and mites in field mesocosms at an agricultural site ' , Ecotoxicology , vol. 31 , no. 9 , pp. 1450-1461 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-022-02599-3 Acari Collembola Decomposers Imidacloprid Neonicotinoids Soil fauna article 2022 ftvuamstcris https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-022-02599-3 2024-08-29T00:18:49Z The use of pesticides to protect crops often affects non-target organisms vital to ecosystem functioning. A functional soil mesofauna is important for decomposition and nutrient cycling processes in agricultural soils, which generally have low biodiversity. To assess pesticide effects on natural soil communities we enclosed intact soil cores in situ in an agricultural field in 5 cm wide mesocosms. We used two types of mesh lids on the mesocosms, allowing or preventing migration of mesofauna. The mesocosms were exposed to the insecticide imidacloprid (0, 0.1, 1, and 10 mg/kg dry soil) and left in the field for 20 days. Overall, regardless of lid type, mesocosm enclosure did not affect springtail or mite abundances during the experiment when compared with undisturbed soil. Imidacloprid exposure reduced the abundance of both surface- and soil-living springtails in a concentration-dependent manner, by 65–90% at the two highest concentrations, and 21–23% at 0.1 mg/kg, a concentration found in some agricultural soils after pesticide application. Surface-living springtails were more affected by imidacloprid exposure than soil-living ones. In contrast, neither predatory nor saprotrophic mites showed imidacloprid-dependent changes in abundance, concurring with previous findings indicating that mites are generally less sensitive to neonicotinoids than other soil organisms. The possibility to migrate did not affect the springtail or mite abundance responses to imidacloprid. We show that under realistic exposure concentrations in the field, soil arthropod community composition and abundance can be substantially altered in an organism-dependent manner, thus affecting the soil community diversity. Article in Journal/Newspaper Mite Springtail Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU): Research Portal Ecotoxicology 31 9 1450 1461 |
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The use of pesticides to protect crops often affects non-target organisms vital to ecosystem functioning. A functional soil mesofauna is important for decomposition and nutrient cycling processes in agricultural soils, which generally have low biodiversity. To assess pesticide effects on natural soil communities we enclosed intact soil cores in situ in an agricultural field in 5 cm wide mesocosms. We used two types of mesh lids on the mesocosms, allowing or preventing migration of mesofauna. The mesocosms were exposed to the insecticide imidacloprid (0, 0.1, 1, and 10 mg/kg dry soil) and left in the field for 20 days. Overall, regardless of lid type, mesocosm enclosure did not affect springtail or mite abundances during the experiment when compared with undisturbed soil. Imidacloprid exposure reduced the abundance of both surface- and soil-living springtails in a concentration-dependent manner, by 65–90% at the two highest concentrations, and 21–23% at 0.1 mg/kg, a concentration found in some agricultural soils after pesticide application. Surface-living springtails were more affected by imidacloprid exposure than soil-living ones. In contrast, neither predatory nor saprotrophic mites showed imidacloprid-dependent changes in abundance, concurring with previous findings indicating that mites are generally less sensitive to neonicotinoids than other soil organisms. The possibility to migrate did not affect the springtail or mite abundance responses to imidacloprid. We show that under realistic exposure concentrations in the field, soil arthropod community composition and abundance can be substantially altered in an organism-dependent manner, thus affecting the soil community diversity. |
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Pesticide effects on the abundance of springtails and mites in field mesocosms at an agricultural site |
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Pesticide effects on the abundance of springtails and mites in field mesocosms at an agricultural site |
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Pesticide effects on the abundance of springtails and mites in field mesocosms at an agricultural site |
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Pesticide effects on the abundance of springtails and mites in field mesocosms at an agricultural site |
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Pesticide effects on the abundance of springtails and mites in field mesocosms at an agricultural site |
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pesticide effects on the abundance of springtails and mites in field mesocosms at an agricultural site |
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https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/255883ce-8505-4183-a0c8-40fa8625c109 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-022-02599-3 https://hdl.handle.net/1871.1/255883ce-8505-4183-a0c8-40fa8625c109 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85141060626&partnerID=8YFLogxK http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85141060626&partnerID=8YFLogxK |
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Konestabo , H S , Birkemoe , T , Leinaas , H P , van Gestel , C A M , Sengupta , S & Borgå , K 2022 , ' Pesticide effects on the abundance of springtails and mites in field mesocosms at an agricultural site ' , Ecotoxicology , vol. 31 , no. 9 , pp. 1450-1461 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-022-02599-3 |
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