Pesticide Risk Metrics for Invertebrates in England, 1994-2016

Risk metrics for earthworms, springtails, lacewings, parasitic wasps, bumble bees, solitary bees, and honeybees from pesticide exposure in England. Data was derived from application rates and toxicity experiments to analyze spatial and temporal patterns on a 5 km grid every other year from 1994 to 2016.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal patterns of pesticide risk metrics for honeybees and bumble bees across 5 km grid cells from 1994 to 2016.
• Map spatial risk distributions for earthworms and springtails using grid cell data to identify high-exposure regions.
• Model aggregate pesticide exposure risk for lacewings and parasitic wasps based on derived toxicity metrics.
• Compare risk trends for solitary bee species Osmia bicornis and Osmia cornuta against other invertebrate groups.

Strengths

• Covers 12 years of biennial data from 1994 to 2016, providing a multi-decade temporal series.
• Includes risk metrics for eight distinct invertebrate groups, including multiple bee species.
• Spatial data is provided at a 5 km grid cell resolution across England.

Limitations

• Data is aggregated every other year, missing annual continuity for finer temporal analysis.
• Risk metrics are derived models from application rates and experiments, not direct field measurements.
• Geographic scope is limited to England, restricting broader UK or international applicability.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Derived from pesticide application rates and toxicity metrics from ecotoxicology experiments.

Time Range

1994 to 2016 (biennial)

Freshness

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Geography

England, at 5 km grid cell resolution