What is clothianidin used for?

Clothianidin is a pesticide used on food and non-food crops, including corn, soybeans, leafy greens, and fruits, as well as on turf and residential areas. Clothianidin controls sucking and some chewing insects, such as aphids, thrips, and beetles. Clothianidin may be applied to plant leaves, soil, or seeds.

Is thiamethoxam harmful to humans?

Symptoms of thiamethoxam intoxication are less known, and cases are rarely reported. Vinod et al. noted a case manifesting nausea, vomiting, agitation and multiple episodes of generalized tonic-clonic seizures within the first 2 h of ingestion of thiamethoxam.

Is clothianidin harmful to humans?

Clothianidin is classified as a “not likely” human carcinogen. There are no to low concerns and no residual uncertainties with regard to pre- and/or postnatal toxicity from clothianidin, and the FQPA 10X Safety Factor has been removed.

What products contain thiamethoxam?

Some commercial and residential products include Tandem® Insecticide, Caravan™, Flagship®, Bonide® Rose Shield™, and Raid® Ant Gel. Who manufactures this substance? Syngenta is the primary manufacturer of thiamethoxam.

What is clothianidin pesticide?

Clothianidin is an insecticide developed by Takeda Chemical Industries and Bayer AG. Similar to thiamethoxam and imidacloprid, it is a neonicotinoid. Neonicotinoids are a class of insecticides that are chemically similar to nicotine, which has been used as a pesticide since the late 1700s.

Is imidacloprid a contact insecticide?

Imidacloprid is designed to be effective by contact or ingestion. It is a systemic insecticide that translocates rapidly through plant tissues following application. Imidacloprid acts on several types of post-synaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the nervous system.

Are Neonics bad for humans?

Neonics also pose a threat to human health. Neonics can poison people too! The EPA aggregates pesticide poison reports, and its data show that some of the worst offenders are the neonics, used in homes, gardens, and for pet flea and tick treatments.

Is clothianidin systemic?

Since clothianidin is a systemic pesticide that is taken up by the plant, there is also potential for toxic chronic exposure resulting in long-term effects to bees and other pollinators from clothianidin residue in pollen and nectar.

How is imidacloprid a bee toxin?

Characteristics of imidacloprid toxicity in honey bees have been investigated using both dermal and oral bioassays27,28. The mode of action of imidacloprid involves its agonistic binding to post-synaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the insect’s central nervous system29.