1Department of Fruit Science, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, 751 030, Odisha, India, E-mail: pradyotnalini@soa.ac.in
2Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Noida International University, Greater Noida, Gautam Budhha Nagar - 201 310, Uttar Pradesh, India, E-mail: debanjana.prasad@niu.edu.in
3Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Parul University, Vadodara - 391 760, Gujarat, India, E-mail: roma.tandel33728@paruluniversity.ac.in
4Department of Pharmaceutics, Krishna Institute of Pharmacy, Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth “Deemed to be University”, Karad, Satara - 415 539, Maharashtra, India, E-mail: amol.shete@rediffmail.com
5Department of Biotechnology, Tulsiramji Gaikwad Patil College of Engineering and Technology, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, E-mail: rohitkalnake@gmail.com
Krishna Institute of Science and Technology, Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth “Deemed to be University”, Karad, Satara -415 539, Maharashtra, India
*Corresponding authors' E-mail: abhayghatage8@gmail.com
Online published on 26 September, 2025.
Various experiments demonstrating how pesticides impact non-targeted biological entities are examined in the study. It discusses the long-term and transient consequences of toxicity including changes in behaviour, difficulties with reproduction, and altered population interactions. The findings reveal that pesticides can seriously affect species not meant for death, therefore upsetting the equilibrium of the surroundings. For example, declining populations of beneficial insects including pollinators and natural pest adversaries might result in more pest assaults and reduced food output. This study promotes an all-around strategy that lowers pesticide usage while also benefiting environmental health and wildlife. Future research should concentrate on enhancing techniques for assessing risk and investigating safer substitutes to conventional pesticides, thereby ensuring that farming systems would endure.
Agriculture, Conservation, Ecosystem, Entomology, Environmental, Micro organisms, Pesticides
