research on water fleas demonstrates that even low dose exposure to some pesticides “..can cause significant health problems for those organisms later in life –and affect their offspring and, possibly, their offspring’s offspring.”. and lest you think this is limited to water fleas, this builds on research that has shown trangenerational effects in humans after exposure to vinclozolin, a common hormone-disrupting fungicide used on fruits and vegetables. see also how GMOs unleashed a pesticide gusher.