Pesticides (incl. insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides) are used in agriculture as an economical means to control weeds, pests, and pathogens. Thereby, pesticides increase expected crop yield and quality and contribute to food security . However, widespread pesticide use has negative externalities on both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and human health . For example, pesticides can harm agriculturally beneficial species not deliberately targeted, such as earthworms and bees .