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To assess the ecological impact of pesticide seed treatments on arthropod communities in cotton crops, focusing on pest suppression and natural enemy abundance.

April 23, 2026PLoS ONEOpen Access

Trade-offs in cotton pest management: Seed treatments suppress pests but reduce the abundance of natural enemies in the arthropod community

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MYMelis YalçınAdnan Menderes University

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Field experiment evaluates pest suppression and natural enemy abundance in cotton agroecosystems, indicating ecological trade-offs.

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To assess the ecological impact of pesticide seed treatments on arthropod communities in cotton crops, focusing on pest suppression and natural enemy abundance.
Conducted a two-year field experiment in a cotton agroecosystem.
Evaluated effects of seed-applied clothianidin and a fungicide mixture on arthropod populations.
Used principal response curve (PRC) analysis to assess community shifts over time.
Seed treatments effectively suppressed key pest groups, notably Cicadellidae and Miridae.
Significant reductions in predator abundance were observed in plots treated with pesticides.
Treatment-related shifts in arthropod communities emphasize the ecological trade-offs of seed treatments.

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Melis Yalçın (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e9baeb85696592c86ece26 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0346422

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