The effects of automobile exhaust gases on the arthropods of cultivated plants, meadows and orchards

Abstract

Combustion seems to be the most important factor in the pollution of the environment, affecting the soil and plants situated along roads with much traffic. The aim of this research, which was carried out in winter wheat crops, meadows and apple orchards, was to determine the changes in the number of arthropods living among these cultivated plants. The results confirm the relationship between the distance of the plants and orchards from the road and the number of arthropods associated with them.