Neonicotinoid Imidacloprid Found to Detrimentally Impact Wild Songbirds; and Human Health Risk Studies...

USask-led study shows insecticides threaten survival of wild birds
(News Release, University of Saskatchewan; September 12, 2019)
https://news.usask.ca/articles/research/2019/usask-led-study-shows-insecticides-threaten-survival-of-wild-birds.php

Neonicotinoid insecticides cause rapid weight loss and travel delays in migrating songbirds
(News Release, EurekAlert!; September 12, 2019)
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-09/aaft-nic090919.php


Also...


NRDC to EPA:  Red Flags on Imidacloprid Health Risks
(Jennifer SASS, NRDC; November 29, 2017)
https://www.nrdc.org/experts/jennifer-sass/nrdc-epa-red-flags-imidacloprid-health-risks


Selected Research Articles:  


Exposure to neonicotinoids in the U. S. general population:  Data from the 2015-2016 National Health and nutrition examination survey
(OSPINA et al., 2019)

N. B.:  Abstract only!

Accidental human poisoning with neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid:  a rare case report from rural India with a brief review of literature
(KUMAR et al., 2013)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090536X13000427/pdfft?md5=372895eeec4cc4a5372a744effcaf307&pid=1-s2.0-S2090536X13000427-main.pdf


Imidacloprid:


PubChem No. 86418

Chemical Name:  N-[1-[(6-Chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-4,5-dihydroimidazol-2-yl]nitramide



Video:


Imidacloprid 
(UCIPM, August 12, 2019)


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