Sentences with phrase «exacerbated by pesticide»

Crop failure is further exacerbated by pesticide treatments which cause the death of insects such as bees through neonicotinoids.

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Planthopper eradicated in 70s by integrated pest management, including predators and resistant varieties; in 10 years developed attack mechanism; yearly losses in China 2.77 M tons, Vietnam 700K tons, exacerbated by overuse of pesticides, unsustainable practices

Large deployment of BECCS could also exacerbate this threat by further degrading water quality by salinization, and from fertilizer and pesticide runoff associated with production of bioenergy feedstocks.

And while the general narrative has stayed the same — large nutrient inputs derived from fertilizer and pesticide run - off turn once vibrant ecosystems into barren, lifeless deserts — some new science suggests climate change will play a role in exacerbating an already dire situation, expanding the volume of dead zones in tropical oceans by up to 50 percent over the coming century.