‘Stark warning’: pesticide harm to wildlife rising globally, study finds

2026-02-05 - 19:15

Toxicity from farm chemicals increased for most species groups between 2013 and 2019, with insects worst affected Ecological harm from pesticides is growing globally, a study has found, with bugs, fish, pollinators and land-based plants among six species groups hit hardest. Insects have suffered the greatest increase in harm from synthetic farm chemicals between 2013 and 2019, the study shows, with “applied” toxicity rising by 42.9%, followed by soil organisms, which saw an increase of 30.8%. Continue reading...