Neonicotinoid insecticides: molecular targets, resistance, and toxicity

K Matsuda, M Ihara, DB Sattelle - Annual review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
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 …

'Inert'ingredients are understudied, potentially dangerous to bees and deserve more research attention

EA Straw, LJ Thompson… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Agrochemical formulations are composed of two broad groups of chemicals: active
ingredients, which confer pest control action, and 'inert'ingredients, which facilitate the action …

Neonicotinoid insecticides in the environment: A critical review of their distribution, transport, fate, and toxic effects

M Alsafran, M Rizwan, K Usman, MH Saleem… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Neonicotinoid insecticides (NENIs) have become increasingly common in recent decades in
the control of crop pests and other plant pathogens. It is undeniable that the practice …

Field‐realistic neonicotinoid exposure has sub‐lethal effects on non‐Apis bees: A meta‐analysis

H Siviter, SK Richman, F Muth - Ecology Letters, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Neonicotinoid insecticides can have sub‐lethal effects on bees which has led to calls from
conservationists for a global ban. In contrast, agrochemical companies argue that …

Neonicotinoids: molecular mechanisms of action, insights into resistance and impact on pollinators

M Ihara, K Matsuda - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Neonicotinoids are being banned worldwide due to their impact on
pollinators.•The mechanism of neonicotinoid action on nAChRs.•Detailed knowledge on the …

Improving pesticide-use data for the EU

R Mesnage, EA Straw, MN Antoniou… - Nature ecology & …, 2021 - nature.com
To the Editor—Access to pesticide-use data is essential to accurately evaluate the adverse
effects of pesticides on human and ecosystem health. In Europe, applicators are usually …

Cofactor-enabled functional expression of fruit fly, honeybee, and bumblebee nicotinic receptors reveals picomolar neonicotinoid actions

M Ihara, S Furutani, S Shigetou… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
The difficulty of achieving robust functional expression of insect nicotinic acetylcholine
receptors (nAChRs) has hampered our understanding of these important molecular targets …

[HTML][HTML] Neonicotinoid insecticides promote breast cancer progression via G protein-coupled estrogen receptor: In vivo, in vitro and in silico studies

X Li, S He, H **ao, TT He, JD Zhang, ZR Luo… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Neonicotinoid insecticides (NIs) have been widely detected in environmental media and
human body with concentrations reaching hundreds of nanomolar to micromolar levels …

Design, Synthesis, and Insecticidal Activity of Mesoionic Pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidinone Containing Isoxazole/Isoxazoline Moiety as a Potential Insecticide

D Cai, J Zhang, S Wu, L Zhang, Q Ma… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Bean aphid (Aphis craccivora) resistance to commonly used insecticides has made
controlling these pests increasingly difficult. In this study, we introduced isoxazole and …

[PDF][PDF] Lethal and oxidative stress side effects of organic and synthetic pesticides on the insect scale predator Rhyzobius lophanthae

V Palma-Onetto, D Oliva, M González-Teuber - Entomol Gen, 2021 - researchgate.net
Although pesticides are the most widely used method for the control of agricultural pests,
natural insect enemies can successfully suppress pest populations. However, side effects of …