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Pesticides are the chemicals which are used to manage the pest problem in agricultural field. Haphazard use of pesticides invites so many serious problems in environment besides it exerts the deleterious impact on soil inhabiting beneficial organisms. Exposure of pesticides is harmful for nitrogen-fixing bacteria by significantly reducing the activity of Rhizobium sp. and other free-living nitrogen fixers. Earth worm community, Arbuscular Mycorrhiza, soil enzymatic activity all the beneficial soil parameters are affected by the exposure of pesticides at their higher doses. From this standpoint, it should be kept in mind that application of any kind of pesticides should be done judiciously and appropriately to avoid the harmful situation.

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Detrimental impact of pesticides on beneficial soil dwelling fauna.pdf