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Additionally, the worms exposed to one of the four tested neonicotinoids and DIF at the same time gained considerably less weight than those exposed to a single compound.

During the financial crisis of 2008 the sheer volume of bank failures pushed the DIF about $20 billion into the red.

By the end of December, DIF's balance stood at $128.2 billion, meaning the bank failures in March could account for about 18% of the fund.

According to Gruenberg, nearly 90%—$18 billion—of the DIF loss stemming from SVB is "attributable to the cost of covering uninsured deposits."

He added that the DIF absorbed a roughly $1.6 billion cost to cover uninsured deposits at Signature Bank, which failed shortly after SVB.