Imidacloprid

Synonyms

1-((6-Chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl)-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine; 1-((6-Chloro-3-pyridyl)methyl)-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine; Admire; Advantage Flea Adulticide; BAY-NTN 33893; CP 1; Confidor; Confidor 200 SL; Confidor SL; Gaucho; Imazethapyr; Merit; Merit (insecticide); NTN 33893; NTN 33893-240FS; Provado; [ChemIDplus] UN2588

Category

Insecticides, Neonicotinoid

Description

Colorless or beige solid; [ICSC]

Sources/Uses

Used as insecticide for soil, seed, or foliar treatment in cereal, cotton, fruit, maize, potatoes, rice, sugar beets, turf, and vegetables; to control fleas in dogs and cats; [HSDB] Other examples of neonicotinoids (derived from guanidine compounds) are Thiamethoxam and Clothianidine; Effective against termites; [Ullmann]

Comments

May cause nervous system effects; [ICSC] Liver is primary target organ in chronic rat studies; [PubChem] May cause irritation; [MSDSonline] TLV Basis = male reproductive damage and neurodevelopment impairment; [2025 TLVs and BEIs by ACGIH]

Biomedical References

0.005 mg/m3

3E-12 mm Hg

LC50 (rat) > 5,323 mg/m3/4h

Explanatory Notes

The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Pesticide, solid, toxic, n.o.s."

Other CNS neurotoxin

Hepatoxic (a) from occupational exposure (secondary effect) or (b) in animal studies or in humans after ingestion

Not Classifiable

Processes

Industrial Processes with risk of exposure:

• Farming (Pesticides)