Neonicotinoid and sulfoximine pesticides differentially impair insect escape behavior and motion detection.

ABSTRACT: Insect nervous systems offer unique advantages for studying interactions between sensory systems and behavior, given their complexity with high tractability. By examining the neural coding of salient environmental stimuli and resulting behavioral output in the context of environmental stressors, we gain an understanding of the effects of these stressors on brain and behavior and provide insight into normal function. The implication of neonicotinoid (neonic) pesticides in contributing to declines of nontarget species, such as bees, has motivated the development of new compounds that can potentially mitigate putative resistance in target species and declines of nontarget species. We used a neuroethologic approach, including behavioral assays and multineuronal recording techniques, to investi

SUBMITTER: Parkinson RH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7071913 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature