Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program: Minnesota
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Minnesota Project


Insecticide exposure risk for grassland wildlife on public lands

September 2016 - December 2019


Personnel

Participating Agencies

  • Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Routine application of insecticides in agricultural landscapes has the potential to expose grassland wildlife on public lands to chemicals that could influence survival and reproduction. We are evaluating this risk on Minnesota Department of Natural Resources property in southwestern Minnesota.

Research Publications Publication Date
Goebel, K.M., N.M. Davros, P.J. Rice, and D.E. Andersen. 2024. Effects of insecticide spray drift on arthropod prey resources of birds in grasslands in Minnesota. Journal of Wildlife Management. doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22572 March 2024