Authors :
Muhammad Saqib; Ahsaan Ullah; Maqsood Ahmad; Muhammad Adil Qaisrani; Muhammad Asif; Inam Ullah; Nazia Zaffar; Sadaf Naeem
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 6 - June
Google Scholar :
https://bit.ly/3TmGbDi
Scribd :
https://tinyurl.com/yc4acyf3
DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8123065
Abstract :
The environmental services bats perform
important for maintaining healthy ecosystems. Bat
species are endanger due to the widespread application
of chemicals, which threatens biodiversity. Examining
the historical and territorial distribution of studies, the
examined species and the most widely researched
categories of pesticides, this investigation paper
summarizes the knowledge, effect of pesticides to bats
presented between March 1953 and June 2021. Studies
were conducted mainly in the Pakistan. Only 7 percent
of the world's species have been investigated with most
of those studies focusing on insectivorous members of the
Family Vespertilionidae. There has been much research
on insecticides, particularly organochlorine compounds.
Most studies were empirical, and little is known about
how pesticides affect wild bat populations. The total
amount of studies conducted remains low about the
number of active substances utilized, despite
advancements in techniques to identify pollutants. Little
is known about how pesticides affect non-target animals
and communities in the tropics. The adverse effects of
pesticides particularly at sub lethal dosages that cause
chronic exposure should be studied in the future. It is
significant to examine how natural organisms react to
exposure to pesticide combinations in the atmosphere to
determine the influence of these compounds on other
food guild.
Keywords :
Bats, pesticides, insectivorus, vespertilionidae.
The environmental services bats perform
important for maintaining healthy ecosystems. Bat
species are endanger due to the widespread application
of chemicals, which threatens biodiversity. Examining
the historical and territorial distribution of studies, the
examined species and the most widely researched
categories of pesticides, this investigation paper
summarizes the knowledge, effect of pesticides to bats
presented between March 1953 and June 2021. Studies
were conducted mainly in the Pakistan. Only 7 percent
of the world's species have been investigated with most
of those studies focusing on insectivorous members of the
Family Vespertilionidae. There has been much research
on insecticides, particularly organochlorine compounds.
Most studies were empirical, and little is known about
how pesticides affect wild bat populations. The total
amount of studies conducted remains low about the
number of active substances utilized, despite
advancements in techniques to identify pollutants. Little
is known about how pesticides affect non-target animals
and communities in the tropics. The adverse effects of
pesticides particularly at sub lethal dosages that cause
chronic exposure should be studied in the future. It is
significant to examine how natural organisms react to
exposure to pesticide combinations in the atmosphere to
determine the influence of these compounds on other
food guild.
Keywords :
Bats, pesticides, insectivorus, vespertilionidae.
