Abstract
Terrestrial avoidance behavior is proposed as a fast and cost-effective method for assessing effects of pesticides on earthworms. Tropical species however, have rarely been used in avoidance tests. Avoidance tests were performed with Perionyx excavatus, a tropical species, and Eisenia andrei as the standard species, using chlorpyrifos and carbofuran in artificial and natural soil. Earthworms were exposed to concentrations of 1-900 (chlorpyrifos) and 1-32 (carbofuran) mg a.i. kg
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1609-1613 |
Journal | Chemosphere |
Volume | 77 |
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Publication status | Published - 2009 |