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Re:More than 75 percent decline over 27 years in total flyin... by lasc4r on Saturday March 18, 2023 @12:43PM (#35210620)
Corn doesn't get much insecticide, herbicide yes.
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Re:More than 75 percent decline over 27 years in total flyin... by myshpa on Saturday March 18, 2023 @01:43PM (#35211326)
"The chemical compound glyphosate, the world’s most widely used herbicide, can weaken the immune systems of insects ..."

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2021/ingredient-in-common-weed-...

Negative Effects of Common Herbicides on Non-target Invertebrates

https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.c...

Direct and Indirect Effects of Herbicides on Insect Herbivores in Rice, Oryza sativa

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6502833/

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