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Imidacloprid is acutely toxic to honeybees: its LD 50 ranges from 5 to 70 nanograms per bee. [34] Honeybee colonies vary in their ability to metabolize toxins, which explains this wide range. Imidacloprid is more toxic to bees than the organophosphate dimethoate (oral LD 50 152 ng/bee) or the pyrethroid cypermethrin (oral LD 50 160 ng/bee). [34]
The pesticide manual provides much information on pesticides. [6] [7] Many of the insecticides in the list are not in use. The developer of a pesticide applies for a common name when they intend to sell it, but some nevertheless do not reach the market. Many insecticides have been banned or otherwise withdrawn from the market over the decades.
Imidacloprid has been the most widely used insecticide in the world from 1999 [5] through at least 2018. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Because they affect the central nervous system of insects, neonicotinoids kill or deleteriously affect a wide variety of both target and non-target insects. [ 8 ]
Insecticide brands (11 P) N. Neonicotinoids ... Imidacloprid; Insect growth regulator ... Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...
The active ingredients are imidacloprid, permethrin, and pyriproxyfen. This product is toxic to cats, [ 2 ] and it is not recommended to use it on dogs which share an environment with cats. [ 1 ] The product is applied onto the skin; administration of the product into the mouth can cause adverse effects.
Zacherlin (insecticide) Flit (insecticide) Mortein (insecticide) Pages in category "Insecticide brands" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Some of the 80 cannabis brands included in more than 500 pesticide tests. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times) California's testing requirements for cannabis products contain major gaps .
The Pesticide Data Program, [23] a program started by the United States Department of Agriculture is the largest tester of pesticide residues on food sold in the United States. It began in 1991 and tests food for the presence of various pesticides and if they exceed EPA tolerance levels for samples collected close to the point of consumption.