“…This impressive productivity is supported by the extensive use of several agrochemicals for pest control that, as a consequence, can result in significant negative impacts on the environment. In the case of herbicides alone, more than 30 compounds present in different formulations are used in sugarcane cultivation in Brazil (Martini & Durigan, 2004), such as 2,4-D, acetochlor, ametryne, clomazone, atrazine, diuron, hexazinone, glyphosate and tebuthiuron, though the toxic effects of some of these compounds on non-target organisms are not known (Oruç & Üner, 2000;Cattaneo et al, 2008;Xiao et al, 2006;Paiva and Takahashi, 1996;Sikkema & Shropshire, 2007;Nwani et al, 2011;Akcha et al, 2012;Mei et al, 2012;Lancetõt et al, 2013;Bicalho & Langenbach, 2013). Tebuthiuron (1-(5-tert-Butyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-1,3-dimethylurea) is a pre-and post-emergent substituted urea herbicide used for the control of broadleaf and woody weeds, grasses and brush through the inhibition of photosystem II.…”