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Imidacloprid

General Information

Fact Sheet: Imidacloprid.pdf
Product Names:
Advanced Garden Tree & Shrub Insect Control Concentrate (Bayer)
Grubex Season Long Grub Control (Scotts)
K9 Advantix 10 (Bayer), formulated with permethrin
Quickbayt Fly Bait (Bayer)
Quickbayt Disposable Fly Bait Strip (Bayer)
Chemical Class: Chloro-nicotinyl insecticide
Uses: Agriculture, lawns and landscapes, pet pests, gardening
Alternatives: Organic agriculture, organic lawn care
Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

Cancer: Not documented
Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
Reproductive Effects: Yes (6)
Neurotoxicity: Not documented
Kidney/Liver Damage: Not documented
Sensitizer/ Irritant: Not documented
Birth/Developmental: Not documented
Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
Potential Leacher: Yes (6)
Toxic to Birds: Yes (4)
Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (4)
Toxic to Bees: Yes (4)

Residential Uses as Found in the ManageSafe™ Database

Additional Information

Regulatory Status:
- Beyond Pesticides' Preliminary Neonicotioid Ecological Assessments (non-pollinator) comments (04/2018)
- Imidacloprid Registration Review (04/2018)
- Beyond Pesticides' EPA Draft Human Health Risk Assessment comments (11/2017)
- Beyond Pesticides' Aquatic Ecological Assessment comments (07/2017)
- EPA Actions on Pollinators (01/2017)
Supporting information:
- EFSA risk assessments of three neonicotinoids – clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam
- PMRA. 2016. Proposed Re-evaluation Decision PRVD2016-20, Imidacloprid. Health Canada. Ottawa, Ontario.
- EU Commission: Neonicotinoids
- EFSA consultation for thiamethoxam (2016)
- Poisoned Waterways (Beyond Pesticides, 2017)
- Net Loss—Economic Efficacy And Costs Of Neonicotinoid Insecticides Used As Seed Coatings: Updates From The United States And Europe (Center for Food Safety, 2016)
- Heavy Costs: Weighing the Value of Neonicotinoid Insecticides in Agriculture (Center for Food Safety, 2014)
- The Xerces Society - Neonicotinoids and Bees
- NCAP Imidacloprid Factsheet (Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides)
- PAN Pesticides Database:Imidacloprid (Pesticide Action Network)
- NPIC Imidacloprid Factsheet (National Pesticide Information Center)
- PAN UK Imidacloprid Factsheet (Pesticide Action Network UK)
Studies:
- Imidacloprid and chlorpyrifos insecticides impair migratory ability in a seed-eating songbird. Eng, M, Stutchbury, BJM, Morrissey, C. 2017. Scientific Reports7: 15176. DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-15446-x
- Effects of neonicotinoid pesticide exposure on human health: a systematic review. Cimino AM, Boyles AL, Thayer KA, Perry MJ. 2017. Environ Health Perspect. 125:155–162
- Neonicotinoid Insecticides Alter the Gene Expression Profile of Neuron-Enriched Cultures from Neonatal Rat Cerebellum. Kimura-Kuroda, J, Nishito, Y, Yanagisawa, H et al. 2016. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 13(10): 987.
- First national-scale reconnaissance of neonicotinoid insecticides in streams across the U.S.A. Hladik, M.L. and Kolpin, D.W., 2016. Environ. Chem., v. 13, pp. 12-20.
- Neonicotinoid contamination of global surface waters and associated risk to aquatic invertebrates: A review. Morrissey, C. A., Mineau, P, Devries, J, et al. 2015. Environment International. 74 (2015) 291–303.