Journal or Publishing Institution: Science
Study: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/193/4249/239.abstract?sid=5f16e2e1-8ac1-46e0-883b-e6a10084b8e0
Author(s): Oka, I.N. and Pimentel, D.
Article Type: Peer Reviewed Study
Record ID: 1804
Abstract: Corn leaf aphids, European corn borers, and southern corn leaf blight were more abundant on corn exposed to 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) herbicide than they were on unexposed corn. Protein levels were higher in corn plants that were exposed to several dosages of 2,4-D, and this may have favored the growth of pests.
Citation: Oka, I.N. and Pimentel, D., 1976. Herbicide (2, 4-D) increases insect and pathogen pests on corn. Science, 193(4249), pp.239-240.
