Division/Committee: [AGRO] Division of Agrochemicals

Pesticide risk assessment must extend to all pollinator species affected by agricultural activities. Honey bees are used as a surrogate species to represent insects in the early stages of risk assessment, but where there is an indication of specific concern or where there may be unique routes of exposure, the testing of other species of insects is desirable. While non-target arthropod (NTA) studies provide some information that may be useful for assessing risks, the routes of exposure, species and lifestages assessed in current studies are of limited value. . In this symposium we are seeking presentations on methods and test results for a wider range of insects to facilitate advances to the risk assessment approaches for pollinators.

Dwayne Moore

Intrinsik Environmental Sciences Inc.

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