Pesticide cocktails negatively affect soil biodiversity

Brajesh K. Singh; Alexandre Pedrinho

doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00039-4

Pesticide cocktails negatively affect soil biodiversity

Brajesh K. Singh
, Alexandre Pedrinho

Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment

Murdoch University

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Abstract

A much-needed assessment of the scale of the effects of pesticides on soil biodiversity in Europe will support regulation and conservation efforts.

Chemical pesticides are widely used to control pests and disease-causing agents in agricultural, health and recreational settings. However, their excessive use can cause substantial harm to human health and to beneficial organisms, including birds, fish and pollinating insects

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	299-301
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nature
Volume	650
Issue number	8101
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00039-4
Publication status	Published - Jan 2026

Keywords

Agriculture
Conservation biology
Ecology

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