Neonictinoid seed treatment targets the wrong bug

Very interesting news from Penn State.
 

You got to put this pesticide issue in terms that makes sense to those using it. Maybe this will do it!

Slugs are a huge issue for no-till soybean growers. Slugs have a natural predator: the ground beetle.  Neonicotinoid treatment on soybean seeds doesn't kill slugs (not an insect). BUT, the slugs can transmit the pesticide to ground beetles resulting in the destruction of 60% of these beetles. The result in the tests was a 5% reduction in yield. Yikes....

I say spread the word. What farmer wants a 5% reduction in their profit?

Read the story on the Penn State website