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ArticlePeerJ2021

Toxicity of clothianidin to common Eastern North American fireflies.

Kirsten Ann Pearsons, Sarah E Lower, John F Tooker

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Article in PeerJ, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Physiological Responses of the FireflyFrontiers in physiology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kirsten Ann PearsonsDepartment of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States of America.
Sarah E LowerBiology Department, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, United States of America.
John F TookerDepartment of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States of America.
Pennsylvania State University · USBucknell University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrevious research suggests that fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) are susceptible to commonly used insecticides. In the United States, there has been a rapid and widespread adoption of neonicotinoid insecticides, predominantly used as seed coatings on large-acreage crops like corn, soy, and cotton. Neonicotinoid insecticides are persistent in soil yet mobile in water, so they have potential to contaminate firefly habitats both in and adjacent to application sites. As a result, fireflies may be at high risk of exposure to neonicotinoids, possibly jeopardizing this already at-risk group of charismatic insects.

methodsTo assess the sensitivity of fireflies to neonicotinoids, we exposed larvae of

resultsDISCUSSION: Both firefly species demonstrated sub-lethal responses in the lab to clothianidin exposure at field-realistic concentrations, although

Indexed as

Acute toxicityClothianidinFlireflyLampyridaeLong-term toxicityNeonicotinoidPhotinus pyralisPhoturis versicolor

Identifiers

PMID34820205
PMCPMC8607931
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