Responsible use of neonicotinoids: RESEARCH TO PROTECT POLLINATORS

摘要

GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO has received approval for matching funding through Growing Forward 2 for a research project on risks associated with soil pests and strategies to reduce losses of neonicotinoid seed treatment in dust-off from air planters.Theresearch team, led by Dr. Art Schaafsma, professor of field crop protection, is located at the University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus (UGRC). It consists of: Tracey Baute, collaborating field crop entomologist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs; Jocelyn Smith,MSc and Yingen Xue, PhD, both research associates in field crop entomology; and Victor Limay- Rios, PhD, research associate in analytical chemistry for trace toxins in agriculture.