Exposure reduction of seed treatments through dehusking behaviour of the wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
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Authors: | Carsten Albrecht Brühl Bernd Guckenmus Markus Ebeling Ralf Barfknecht |
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Affiliation: | 1.Institute for Environmental Sciences,University Koblenz-Landau,Landau,Germany;2.Bayer CropScience Ecotoxicology,Monheim,Germany;3.Dr. Knoell Consult GmbH,Mannheim,Germany |
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Abstract: | Background, aim and scope Seed treatments are widely used on cereals and other annual crops throughout Europe. Most of the formulated pesticide is found on the outside of the seed, the husk. Risk assessments of seed treatments are especially needed for granivorous mice living in the agricultural landscape e.g. for registration using the guidance for risk assessment for birds and mammals (EFSA 2009). The dehusking of seeds before consumption is a known behaviour of these mammals, but so far, no quantitative data on the reduction of exposure of seed treatments by dehusking were published. Therefore, we aimed at providing a first quantitative estimate of this behaviour-related exposure reduction for the wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) with different seed types. |
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