Neonicotinoid insecticides
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004362
The neonicotinoids are a class of insecticides with a common mode of action that affects the central nervous system of insects, causing paralysis and death.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-004362 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Farms, Agricultural Production Systems |
| Synonyms | neonicotinoids; nicotinoid insecticides; nicotinoids |
| References | US Environmental Protection Agency; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Insecticides; Clothianidin; Flonicamid; Dinotefuran; Nithiazine; Thiacloprid; Acetamiprid; Nitenpyram; Sulfoxaflor; Imidacloprid; Thiamethoxam |
| Translations | Spanish: insecticidas neonicotinoides |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-004362",
"term": "Neonicotinoid insecticides",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The neonicotinoids are a class of insecticides with a common mode of action that affects the central nervous system of insects, causing paralysis and death.",
"synonyms": [
"neonicotinoids",
"nicotinoid insecticides",
"nicotinoids"
],
"subject": "Farms, Agricultural Production Systems",
"see_also": [
"insecticides",
"clothianidin",
"flonicamid",
"dinotefuran",
"nithiazine",
"thiacloprid",
"acetamiprid",
"nitenpyram",
"sulfoxaflor",
"imidacloprid",
"thiamethoxam"
],
"references": [
"US Environmental Protection Agency",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "insecticidas neonicotinoides"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/neonicotinoid-insecticides/"
}
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