Chromatographic conditions for detection of the neonicotinoid insecticides thiamethoxam and clothianidin, and the effect of some environmental factors on their stability [electronic resource].

Includes references.

Neonicotinoid insecticides represent the fastest growing class of insecticides introduced to markets since the launch of pyrethroids (Nauen and Bretschneider, 2002). The current market share of the chemicals of this class is above 600 million Euro per year, including imidacloprid as the biggest selling insecticide world wide. Other neonicotinoids commercialized since the introduction of imidacloprid are acetamiprid, nitenpyran, thiamethoxam, thiacloprid, c10thianidin and dinotefuran (Takahashi et al. 1992; Maienfish et al., 1999; Elbert et al., 2000; Nauen et al.. 2001; Ohkawara et al., 2002; Kodaka et al., 2002 and Tomizawa and Casida, 2003). Neonicotinoids are active against numerous sucking and biting pest insects, including aphids, whiteflies, thrips, leaf miners, beetles and some lepidopteran species (Elbert et al., 1998). Their physicochemical properties render them useful for a wide range of application techniques.

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