Article PDF
Explore related subjects
Discover the latest articles, news and stories from top researchers in related subjects.Avoid common mistakes on your manuscript.
References
Anon (1982) Draft ET82.5 OECD guidelines for testing of chemicals. Earthworm acute toxicity test.
Edwards CA (1983) Commission of the European Communities DOC X1/83/700. Report on the second stage in development of a standardized laboratory method for assessing the toxicity of chemical substances to earthworms.
Black WM, Neely, D (1975) Effect of soil-injected benomyl on resident earthworm populations. Pestic Sci 6:543–545.
Cathey B (1982) Comparative toxicities of five insecticides to the earthworm,Lumbricus terrestris. Agric Envir 7:73–81.
Cook ME, Swait, AAJ (1975) Effects of some fungicide treatments on earthworm populations and leaf removal in apple orchards. J Hort Sci 50:495–499.
Karnak RE, Hamelink JL (1982) A standardized method for determining the acute toxicity of chemicals to earthworms. Ecotox Envir Safety 6:216–222.
Lebrun P, DeMedts A, Wauthy G (1981) Eco-toxicologie comparee et bioactivite de trois insecticides Carbamates sur une population experimentale de vers de terre,Lumbricus herculeus. Pedobiologia 21:225–235.
Lofs-Holmin A (1982) Influence of routine pesticide spraying on earthworms Lumbricidae in field experiments with winter wheat. Swed J Agric Res 12:121–124.
Medts A de (1981) Effets de redidus de pesticides sur les Lombriciens en terre de culture. Pedobiologia 21:439–445.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Inglesfield, C. Toxicity of the pyrethroid insecticides cypermethrin and WL85871 to the earthworm,Eisenia foetida savigny. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 33, 568–570 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01625585
Received:
Accepted:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01625585