In recent years, neonicotinoids have been the fastest‐growing class of insecticides in
modern crop protection, with widespread use against a broad spectrum of sucking and …

In recent years, neonicotinoid insecticides have been the fastest growing class of
insecticides in modern crop protection, with widespread use against a broad spectrum of …

Neonicotinoids have been used to protect crops and animals from insect pests since the
1990s, but there are concerns regarding their adverse effects on nontarget organisms …

▪ Abstract Neonicotinoids, the most important new class of synthetic insecticides of the past
three decades, are used to control sucking insects both on plants and on companion …

Until the mid-20th century, pest insect control in agriculture relied on largely inorganic and
botanical insecticides, which were inadequate. Then, the remarkable insecticidal properties …

Neonicotinoid insecticides are compounds acting agonistically on insect nicotinic
acetylcholine receptors (nAChR). They are especially active on hemipteran pest species …

Highlights•Neonicotinoids are being banned worldwide due to their impact on
pollinators.•The mechanism of neonicotinoid action on nAChRs.•Detailed knowledge on the …

The favorable selective toxicity of neonicotinoid insecticides (represented here by
imidacloprid, thiacloprid, and a nitromethylene analogue) for insects versus mammals is not …

Neonicotinoids are the newest of the five major classes of insecticides (the others are
chlorinated hydrocarbons, organophosphorus compounds, methylcarbamates, and …

Neonicotinoid insecticides, which act selectively on insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
(nAChRs), are used worldwide for insect pest management. Studies that span chemistry …