Stress biomarker response in Aporrectodea caliginosa earthworms exposed to single and combined pesticide treatments (Prosaro and Decis).

This study aims to assess the impact of two pesticides commonly used in Algeria (Prosaro XRT and Decis 25 EC), as well as their combinations at recommended doses, on a non-target species bioindicator of soil pollution, the earthworm Aporrectodea caliginosa, using physiological (mortality and growth) and biochemical parameters (proteins, glutathione, catalase activity and glutathione S-transferase, acetylcholine esterase, lipoxygenase). The recommended dose and its double were tested individually and in combination for this. It should be noted that the protocol used and the initial concentrations selected are the same as those used in the field.