LIVING SYSTEMS INTELLIGENCE
Threats/Pesticides
ThreatTH_PESTICIDES

Pesticides

Pollution · driver: Pesticide Use

Human Translation

Farm chemicals that can weaken or kill pollinators, even at low doses.

Trust summary
Claims1
Sources1
ConfidenceMedium
ReviewReviewed
Data gaps1
Failure Cascade

What is weakened, layer by layer, if this is lost. Each step is a node in the graph — the effect propagates downstream toward human relevance.

ThreatPesticides
SpeciesWestern Honey Bee
FunctionPollination
ServiceFood ProductionServiceForest RegenerationHuman SystemFood System
RecipientHumansRecipientFarmsRecipientFood SystemsRecipientForestsRecipientWild Plants
Evidence

Pesticide use can reduce pollinator health and abundance.

Confidence
Medium
Review
Reviewed
Sources
IPBES Assessment on Pollinators, Pollination and Food Production
Data gapsField and laboratory effect sizes differ.
Affected Species1
Western Honey BeePollinator
Driver1
Pesticide Use
Human Systems Exposed1
Food System
Solutions Addressing It1
Pesticide Reduction
Affected Ecosystems3
FarmlandGrasslandsWoodlands
Connected Missions2
FOODFoodSPECIESSpecies

Every item above is a node in the graph. Linked items open their own intelligence view — follow the connections to explore how the system fits together.