Decline in birds linked to common insecticide
Known to harm bees, neonicotinoids’ effects may ripple through ecosystems
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DOWNTURN Insecticides commonly used on farms may cause a drop in populations of bug-eating birds, like the common starling (shown), also known as the European starling.
Jouke Altenburg, Radboud Univ.