Then, they incubated each cell line with a helping of either mildly toxic thiacloprid or super
toxic imidacloprid.
Not exact matches
Under practical circumstances thiacloprid may be as
toxic to honey bees as
imidacloprid.
In stark contrast to other studies, where
imidacloprid and thiamethoxam were found to be
toxic to bumblebee colonies, this study raises the possibility that clothianidin may not exert the same sub-lethal effects on bumblebee learning and memory and so might not be
toxic to bumblebee colonies.
A recent Humane Society report suggests a few alternatives; «You might want to consider several topical products (available through veterinarians) that are insecticides designed to have fewer
toxic effects on the nervous systems of mammals:
imidacloprid (found in Advantage ®), fipronil (in Frontline ®), and selamectin (in Revolution ™)».
«Avoid products that include synthetic neonicotinoids (like
imidacloprid and dinotefuran), which are harmful to bees and may be
toxic to the developing brain of young kids.
To minimize potential
toxic effects, care should be taken to avoid using multiple products with the same mechanism of action (e.g., neonicotinoids, such as
imidacloprid and dinotefuran, share similar modes of action).
Fipronil,
imidacloprid, methoprene, and permethrin are all considered highly
toxic carcinogens, neurotoxins, teratogens and dermatogens, some of their known side effects are: lesions in the brain, lungs, liver and kidney damage, pulmonary edema, bone marrow ailments, and birth defects.