nitenpyram
Identification Number: CASRN | 120738-89-8

  Substance Attributes

• Neurotoxic Properties

  Negative impact on brain and nervous system.

• Toxic to Bees

  Bees pollinate plants. No pollination no plants. No plants no food. We go hungry or starve.

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• CATEGORIES: PESTICIDE active ingredient | organic | insecticide | Pesticide or Plant Growth Regulator Approved in Australia | Highly Toxic and Dangerous to bees. Currently used in USA as a pesticide | NEONICOTINOID Pesticide
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• COMMENTS: Residues of this pesticide are NOT tested for on Australian Foods even though the Pesticide is approved in Australia. This is partly so because this pesticide is not usually used around food agriculture. | Pesticide approved in Australia Nitenpyram (Capstar) is an insecticide used in agriculture and veterinary medicine to kill external parasites of livestock and pets. It is a neonicotinoid, a neurotoxin that blocks neural messages in the central nervous system of insects, causing rapid death. It is used orally with dogs and cats to control fleas. After ingestion, it begins killing fleas within 30 minutes and kills all adult fleas within 4 hours. The effects of nitenpyram last approximately 24–48 hours. Nitenpyram is safe to use on puppies and kittens as young as four weeks old if they weigh at least 2 pounds (0.91 kg). Panting and excitement have been noted in cats within 2 hours of administration. In heavily infested animals, it can cause extreme itching as the fleas die. Nitenpyram does not kill insect eggs and has no long-term activity. Thus, it is not effective as a long-term flea preventative. It is usually used to kill nymph and adult fleas quickly on an infested animal, and combined with a longer-term flea preventative like fipronil or lufenuron to prevent reinfestation. Ref: WikiPedia Manufacturer: Sumitomo Chemical Products: Capstar, Guardian
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• DATA SOURCES: DATA SOURCES: | Consolidated Pesticide Information Dataset (CPI) from the USA EPA | Compendium of Pesticide Common Names | APVMA | Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation; Honeybee pesticide poisoning: a risk management tool for Australian farmers and beekeepers 2012 | Beekeeping -Department of Entomology - PROTECTING HONEY BEES FROM PESTICIDES, Christian H. Krupke et al.; www.extension.purdue.edu
• LAST UPDATE: 28/04/2018

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