Neonicotinoids are a class of neuro-active insecticides chemically similar to nicotine. The development of this class of insecticides began with work in the 1980s by Shell and the 1990s by Bayer. The neonicotinoids show reduced toxicity compared to previously used organophosphate and carbamate insecticides. Most neonicotinoids show much lower toxi...
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a type of insecticide related to nicotine that targets neuro-receptors. Imidacloprid, a neonicotinoid, is the most widely-used insecticide worldwide (used under many brand names). Certain neonicotinoids are banned in the European Union for the risk they pose to bees and their contribution to the widespread colony-collapse disorder.
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