Weit verbreitete Pestizide können die Spermienzahl senken – eine neue Studie untersuchte 21 experimentelle Nagetierstudien, die zwischen 2005 und 2025 durchgeführt wurden und durchweg darauf hinweisen, dass die Exposition gegenüber Insektiziden die menschliche Gesundheit, insbesondere die männliche Fortpflanzungsgesundheit, negativ beeinflussen kann.

I’ve linked to the press release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935125021553

From the linked article:

**Widely used pesticides may lower sperm count**

Contemporary agricultural practices make it difficult to prevent consuming chemicals and potentially causing harm to the body.

In collaboration with faculty in the colleges of public health and science, George Mason University College of Public Health alumna Sumaiya Safia Irfan and College of Science student Veronica Sanchez **reviewed 21 experimental studies that took place from 2005 through 2025, which consistently indicate that insecticide exposure may negatively affect human health, specifically male reproductive health**.

“We concluded it is possible that exposure to these chemicals can lower sperm quality, disrupt hormones, and damage testicular tissue,” said Irfan, master of public health in epidemiology ‘24.

Neonicotinoid pesticides (neonics) are the most widely used insecticides in the world, and very commonly used in farming. When sprayed on crops, they are absorbed into the soil, water, and plants, which then may be consumed by humans. To determine potential risk to humans, Irfan and Sanchez looked at how neonics affect male reproductive health in rodents.

“Many individuals may not realize that insecticide residue found on food could be a contributing factor to infertility. All studies included in this review reported that neonicotinoid exposure was harmful to sperm quality in the male rats and mice,” said Sanchez, a master of science in chemistry student and a full-time research assistant in the George Mason Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine.

“Neonicotinoid insecticide use in U.S. agriculture has grown significantly over the last decade, so we know that exposures happen routinely for a large number of people. We need to conclusively determine how this affects members of the American public,” said Perry.

Not only that, other studies have shown that these synthetic nocotinoids is destroying our prechous pollinators. And it is not only in the fields there used. Their down 50-70 percent, even in ‚protected‘ areas. They are at the bottom of the foodchain, but have then power to create effect the top. It is having effects on their central nervous system. Get confused don’t find home. Tomato, coffe, strawberries, food for cattle and mutch food is affected by this.