A class of insecticides that has been linked to Bee Colony Collapse Disorder of honey bees MAY NOT BE AS MUCH OF A CULPRIT AS THOUGHT.. Neonicotinoid Insecticides, sometimes called Neonics, are neuro-active insecticides chemically similar to nicotine.. One of them, imidacloprid, is the most widely used insecticide in the world.. Compared to organophosphates and carbamates, Neonicotinoid Insecticides CAUSE LESS TOXICITY IN BIRDS AND MAMMALS AND INSECTS.. While Neonicotinoid Insecticides can harm honey bees, a new study by Washington State University ( WSU ) researchers shows Neonicotinoid Insecticides POSE LITTLE RISK TO BEES IN REAL-WORLD SETTINGS.. A team of entomologists at Washington State University studied apiaries, collections of beehives, in urban, rural and agricultural areas in Washington looking for potential honey bee colony exposure to Neonicotinoid Insecticides from bees foraging for pollen.. After calculating the RISK based on a « dietary no observable adverse effect concentration ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Modulation of Nitro-Fatty Acid Signaling. T2 - Prostaglandin Reductase-1 is a Nitroalkene Reductase. AU - Vitturi , D. AU - Chen, C. AU - Woodcock, S. AU - Salvatore , S. AU - Bonacci , G. AU - Koenitzer , J. AU - Stewart, Nicolas. AU - Wakabayashi , N. AU - Kensler , T. AU - Freeman, Bruce. AU - Schopfer, F. PY - 2013/9/30. Y1 - 2013/9/30. U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M113.486282. DO - 10.1074/jbc.M113.486282. M3 - Article. VL - 288. SP - 25626. EP - 25637. JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry. JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry. SN - 1083-351X. IS - 35. ER - ...

Nitro compounds are organic compounds that contain one or more nitro functional groups (−NO2). The nitro group is one of the most common explosophores (functional group that makes a compound explosive) used globally. The nitro group is also strongly electron-withdrawing. Because of this property, C−H bonds alpha (adjacent) to the nitro group can be acidic. For similar reasons, the presence of nitro groups in aromatic compounds retards electrophilic aromatic substitution but facilitates nucleophilic aromatic substitution. Nitro groups are rarely found in nature, being almost invariably produced by nitration reactions starting with nitric acid. Aromatic nitro compounds are typically synthesized by nitration. Nitration is achieved using a mixture of nitric acid and sulfuric acid, which produce the nitronium ion (NO2+), which the electrophile: + H+ The nitration product produced on the largest scale, by far, is nitrobenzene. Many explosives are produced by nitration including trinitrophenol ...

Neonicotinoid insecticides are widely used in both urban and agricultural settings around the world. Historically, neonicotinoid insecticides have been viewed as ideal replacements for more toxic compounds, like organophosphates, due in part to their perceived limited potential to affect the environment and human health. This critical review investigates the environmental fate and toxicity of neonicotinoids and their metabolites and the potential risks associated with exposure. Neonicotinoids are found to be ubiquitous in the environment, drinking water, and food, with low-level exposure commonly documented below acceptable daily intake standards. Available toxicological data from animal studies indicate possible genotoxicity, cytotoxicity, impaired immune function, and reduced growth and reproductive success at low concentrations, while limited data from ecological or cross-sectional epidemiological studies have identified acute and chronic health effects ranging from acute respiratory, cardiovascular,

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p,Neonicotinoids are a widely used class of insecticides that are commonly applied as seed coatings for agricultural crops. Such neonicotinoid use may pose a risk to non-targetinsects, including pollinators and natural enemies of crop pests, and ecosystems. This study assessed neonicotinoid residues in groundwater, surface runoff water, soil, and native plants adjacent to corn and soybean crop fields with a history of being planted with neonicotinoid-treated seeds from 2008 to 2013. Data from six sites with the same crop management history, three with and three without in-field prairie strips, were collected in 2015-2016, 2-3 years after neonicotinoid (clothianidin and imidacloprid) seed treatments were last used. Three of the six neonicotinoids analyzed were detected in at least one environmental matrix: the two applied as seed coatings on the fields (clothianidin and imidacloprid) and another widely used neonicotinoid (thiamethoxam). Sites with prairie strips generally had lower concentrations ...

Beyond Pesticides, January 25, 2011) Research by the U.S. Department of Agricultures (USDA) Bee Research Laboratory and Penn State University shows that the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid contribute -at extremely low levels- to bee deaths and possibly colony collapse disorder (CCD), the widespread disappearance of honey bees that has killed off more than a third of commercial honey bees in the U.S. While the study has not been published yet, the UKs The Independent newspaper reports that honeybees exposed to imidacloprid are more susceptible to the fungal pathogen Nosema. This is the first study to show that neonicotinoids impact the survival of bees at levels below the level of detection, meaning that field studies would not have considered the role of the pesticide, because they would not have detected it. USDA researcher Jeffrey Pettis, PhD and Penn State University researcher Dennis Van Engelsdorp, PhD explained their research in the 2010 documentary, The Strange Disappearance of ...

The present brief account relates our discovery of new reactions revolving around the chemistry of the NO2 group. It covers the condensation of MeNO2 with hindered ketones, and the synthesis of pyrroles, triazoles, and enamides. It also describes new transformations of allylic nitro compounds, such as their conversion to allylic sulfones and unsaturated lactones, their sigmatropic rearrangement into allylic nitrites and thence into allylic alcohols, as well as their use in a short synthesis of nitroestrone derivatives. This is followed by an unusual reduction method furnishing unsubstituted amines (RRC?NH) under conditions where these hydrolytically labile species can be captured inter- or intramolecularly. Finally, a mechanistic study of a strange alkyne-forming reaction, first reported by Abidi and later shown by Corey and co-workers to proceed through allylic nitro intermediates, ultimately led to a practical and powerful synthesis of alkynes starting from beta-keto esters.

In 2017, more than 5 million house structures were sprayed through the U.S. Presidents Malaria Initiative, protecting more than 21 million people in sub-Saharan Africa. New IRS formulations, SumiShield™ 50WG and Fludora Fusion™ WP-SB, became World Health Organization (WHO) prequalified vector control products in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Both formulations contain the neonicotinoid active ingredient, clothianidin. The target site of neonicotinoids represents a novel mode of action for vector control, meaning that cross-resistance through existing mechanisms is less likely. In preparation for rollout of clothianidin formulations as part of national IRS rotation strategies, baseline susceptibility testing was conducted in 16 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. While work coordinated by the WHO is ongoing to develop a suitable bottle bioassay procedure, there was no published guidance regarding clothianidin susceptibility procedures or diagnostic concentrations. Therefore, a protocol was developed for

In 2017, more than 5 million house structures were sprayed through the U.S. Presidents Malaria Initiative, protecting more than 21 million people in sub-Saharan Africa. New IRS formulations, SumiShield™ 50WG and Fludora Fusion™ WP-SB, became World Health Organization (WHO) prequalified vector control products in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Both formulations contain the neonicotinoid active ingredient, clothianidin. The target site of neonicotinoids represents a novel mode of action for vector control, meaning that cross-resistance through existing mechanisms is less likely. In preparation for rollout of clothianidin formulations as part of national IRS rotation strategies, baseline susceptibility testing was conducted in 16 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. While work coordinated by the WHO is ongoing to develop a suitable bottle bioassay procedure, there was no published guidance regarding clothianidin susceptibility procedures or diagnostic concentrations. Therefore, a protocol was developed for

Final registration decisions on the chemicals are not due until the winter of 2018-19, so farmers and companies are unlikely to see any changes to their use of the chemicals before then.. Neonicotinoids are used to control insects in corn, soybeans, cotton, canola and many other crops. They have become a staple in the crop production industry, with millions of pounds of neonicotinoid insecticides applied to corn, soybean and cotton seed annually. However, the chemicals have been implicated in the decline in pollinator health, and EPAs registration review of the chemicals has been closely watched by industry, farmers and environmentalists worldwide as a result.. In this latest development, EPA released its preliminary pollinator-only risk assessments for the neonicotinoid insecticides clothianidin (Poncho), thiamethoxam (Cruiser), and dinotefuran, a preliminary aquatic risk assessment for imidacloprid (Gaucho), and an update to its preliminary pollinator-only risk assessment for imidacloprid ...

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In moths, which include many agricultural pest species, males are attracted by female-emitted sex pheromones. Although integrated pest management strategies are increasingly developed, most insect pest treatments rely on widespread use of neurotoxic chemicals, including neonicotinoid insecticides. Residual accumulation of low concentrations of these insecticides in the environment is known to be harmful to beneficial insects such as honey bees. This environmental stress probably acts as an

Quantitative weight of evidence assessment of higher-tier studies on the toxicity and risks of neonicotinoid insecticides in honeybees 1: Methods

Research at the Universities of St Andrews and Dundee has confirmed that levels of neonicotinoid insecticides accepted to exist in agriculture cause both impairment of bumblebees brain cells and subsequent poor performance ...

Chang CH, MacIntosh DL, Lemos B, Zhang Q, Lu C. 2018. Characterization of daily dietary intake and the health risk of neonicotinoid insecticides for the U.S. population. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 66(38):10097-10105.. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30192531. ...

In late April, the European Union banned a blockbuster trio of neonicotinoid insecticides, marketed by chemical giants Syngenta and Bayer. The decision,

Three neonicotinoid insecticides were detected commonly throughout the growing season in water samples collected from nine Midwestern stream sites according to a team of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists.

On 27th April EU member states voted in favour of an almost complete ban on the use of three neonicotinoids (Imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam). It was concluded that no safe outdoor use of these substances could be shown and so use would be restricted to indoor (glasshouse) applications only to limit any exposure to bees. This decision has capped several years of debate on the risk of bees from the use of neonicotinoids and expands on the initial partial ban imposed in 2013 to limit their use on flowering crops.. Neonicotinoids are the most widely used class of insecticides globally and have been a key pest control tool for farmers. There are concerns that this ban will impact the effectiveness of crop protection as farmers become more reliant on other types of potentially more toxic pesticides, allowing pests to develop resistance to them and also having unwanted side-effects on non-target organisms including bees.. At ERM we are actively involved in a range of bee risk assessment ...

Under the reaction conditions, the reduction of nitroalkenes using 30 weight% of 10% Pd/C, 30 mol% of decaborane and 5 eq. of dimethyl sulfoxide gave the corresponding aldoximes and ketoximes in good to high yields. The results are summarized in Table 1. The addition of DMSO to the reaction mixture dramatically changed the results. To test the efficiency of the reaction in the presence of DMSO, two examples were tried in the absence or presence of DMSO. While the reaction of 5-(2-nitrovinyl)-1,2-methylenedioxybenzene (entry 8) in the presence of 5 eq. of DMSO gave the corresponding oxime in 77% isolated yield, in the absence of DMSO it gave the corresponding oxime in 38% isolated yield. As another example, the reaction of (4-nitrobut-3-enyl)benzene in the absence of DMSO gave an oxime in 16% isolated yield and a nitroalkane in 65% isolated yield (Scheme 2), which has been observed in reductions of nitroalkenes using borohydride reagents,10 However, the reaction in the presence of 5 eq. of DMSO ...

While the EU acted in accordance with scientific research from the European Food Safety Authority, it will completely ban three substances (imidacloprid, clothianidin, and thiamethoxam) known as neonicotinoids everywhere except greenhouses.. The way neonicotinoids work is by integration throughout a plants structure, NPR reported. Instead of staying on the surface of the plant - such as its leaves - the chemicals are sent to the flowers, pollen and nectar, which attacks bees nervous systems when encountered killing the crucial pollinators and keeping others from laying eggs.. Bee health remains of paramount importance for me since it concerns biodiversity, food production and the environment, Vytenis Andriukaitis, the EUs Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, said.. Bayer CropScience, Europes biggest seller of neonicotinoids, reacted to the ban by saying it will not improve the lot of bees or other pollinators and instead, it is a sad day for farmers and a bad deal for ...

Neonicotinoids are considered safe because of their low affinities to mammalian nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) relative to insect nAChRs. However, because of importance of nAChRs in mammalian brain development, there remains a need to establish the safety of chronic neonicotinoid exposures with regards to childrens health. Here we examined the effects of longterm (14 days) and low dose (1 μM) exposure of neuron-enriched cultures from neonatal rat cerebellum to nicotine and two neonicotinoids: acetamiprid and imidacloprid. Immunocytochemistry revealed no differences in the number or morphology of immature neurons or glial cells in any group versus untreated control cultures. However, a slight disturbance in Purkinje cell dendritic arborization was observed in the exposed cultures. Next we performed transcriptome analysis on total RNAs using microarrays, and identified significant differential expression (p < 0.05, q < 0.05, ≥1.5 fold) between control cultures versus nicotine-,

An ILL-ADVISED Ontario bee-keeper class-action-lawsuit has been filed by lawyers representing anti-pesticide and litigious bee-keepers to recover alleged damages suffered due to neonicotinoid insecticides used by the agriculture industry since 2006. Observers predict that the litigious bee-keepers will LOSE THIS LAWSUIT, and will NOT RECOVER ANY LOSSES AND DAMAGES. The lawsuit will fail to prove that ONLY neonicotinoid insecticides were to blame for bee losses. According to leading expert Dr Ernesto Guzman, neonicotinoid poisoning is, of course, a factor, but it is NOT the only factor. http://wp.me/p1jq40-6WJ The bee-keeper lawsuit will also fail to avoid the fact that there is no bee crisis caused by neonicotinoid insecticides, since only a very limited number of bee-keepers have reported losses. The lawsuit will prove that bee-keepers were simply negligent and incompetent with their management practices. It will prove that they failed to perform due diligence to control varroa mites, nosema ...

The addition of 1 to the nitroalkene 2 delivered 3 as the dominant diastereomer of the four possible. Mannich condensation with formaldehyde and the amine 12 gave 13.. The nitro group of 13 was removed by free radical reduction. Exposure of the reduced product to trimethylsilyl iodide gave, via ionization of the ketal, the primary iodide, that was carried on to the nitro compound 14. Dibal selectively reduced the δ-lactam. Partial reduction of the γ-lactam then gave an intermediate that engaged in Mannich condensation with the nitro-activated methylene to give 15. While there are many protocols for the conversion of a nitro compound to a ketone, most of those were not compatible with the functional groups of 15. Fortunately, Ti(III) was effective. Ce-mediated addition of the Grignard reagent 16 to the ketone followed by deprotection and protection then delivered the silyl ether 17.. ...

An efficient and highly enantioselective conjugate addition of alkylzinc reagents to various cyclic nitroalkenes is promoted in the presence of 0.5-5 mol % (CuOTf)2 C6H6 and 1-10 mol % of chiral amino acid-based phosphine ligands at 0 C in toluene. Depending on the reaction conditions used, either the nitro or the corresponding α-substituted ketone product can be accessed ...

Since their discovery in the late 1980s, neonicotinoid pesticides have become the most widely used class of insecticides worldwide, with large-scale applications ranging from plant protection (crops, vegetables, fruits), veterinary products, and biocides to invertebrate pest control in fish farming. In this review, we address the phenyl-pyrazole fipronil together with neonicotinoids because of similarities in their toxicity, physicochemical profiles, and presence in the environment. Neonicotinoids and fipronil currently account for approximately one third of the world insecticide market; the annual world production of the archetype neonicotinoid, imidacloprid, was estimated to be ca. 20,000tonnes active substance in 2010. There were several reasons for the initial success of neonicotinoids and fipronil: (1) there was no known pesticide resistance in target pests, mainly because of their recent development, (2) their physicochemical properties included many advantages over previous generations of ...

According to the final decision, research and data reviewed by Ecology determined that the proposal to apply imidacloprid, cannot meet the legal requirements of the Sediment Management Standards and Clean Water Act that protect sediment and water quality. Ecology conservatively estimates for every one acre of tideland that is chemically treated, imidacloprid spreads out and impacts five acres. Even at low concentrations, it has significant impacts on the environment.. Neonicotinoids, like imidacloprid, are known for their action on non-target terrestrial insects, like the honey bee, but their neurotoxic activity in aquatic invertebrates like aquatic insects, crustaceans and worms also occurs when these chemicals get into waterways where these organisms reside. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) recent aquatic assessment of imidacloprid identified aquatic insects as the most vulnerable to imidacloprid exposures, and specifically found that foliar spray and a combination of other ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Cardiovascular activity of nitro derivatives of azolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine. AU - Rusinov, V. L.. AU - Pilicheva, T. L.. AU - Chupakhin, O. N.. AU - Kovalev, G. V.. AU - Komina, E. R.. PY - 1986/8/1. Y1 - 1986/8/1. UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34250099530&partnerID=8YFLogxK. U2 - 10.1007/BF00757634. DO - 10.1007/BF00757634. M3 - Article. AN - SCOPUS:34250099530. VL - 20. SP - 550. EP - 554. JO - Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal. JF - Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal. SN - 0091-150X. IS - 8. ER - ...

Genotoxicity of the Neonicotinoid Insecticide Poncho (Clothianidin) on CD1 Mice Based on Alkaline Comet and Micronucleus Assays. By María Elena Calderón-Segura, José Arturo Marcial Rojas, María de Guadalupe Mézquita Brito, Manuel TecCab, María del Carmen Calderón-Ezquerro and Sandra Gómez-Arroyo. Poncho is a commercial formulation of neonicotinoid insecticides and a new agrochemical in Mexico, and it has the active ingredient clothianidin. The genotoxic effects of this commercial formulation of clothianidin on CD1 male mice were analyzed using micronucleus and comet alkaline assays. Three concentrations of clothianidin (20, 40, and 80 mg/kg/body weight) as well as negative (deionized water) and positive controls (cyclophosphamide 40 mg/g/body weight) were intraperitoneally injected into groups of mice every 3 days for 21 days. Peripheral blood samples were drawn from the caudal vein and divided to carry out the comet alkaline and micronuclei assays. DNA damage was evaluated using three ...

Why are the Bees Dying Off? Reason #1: Neonicotinoid Pesticides. It has become well known especially in Russia and Europe that neonicotinoid pesticides are linked to bees dying off. Consequently, Europe restricted the use of 3 neonicotinoids for two years starting December 1st, 2013. Neonicotinoids are a relatively new class of insecticides that have a chemical structure very similar to nicotine (hence their name), and work by severely disrupting the central nervous system of insects, leading to paralysis and death. Common neonicotinoids are imidacloprid, acetamiprid and clothianidin, with Bayers imidacloprid the most widely used insecticide in the world.. Numerous studies have linked neonicotinoids and CCD, such as:. - this 2012 Xerxes study which found that few field studies have been properly designed or conducted over a long enough period of time to assess the full risks to bees. Nevertheless, the overall evidence points to the fact that neonicotinoids are harming bees;. - this 2014 study ...

The environmental fate for imidacloprid under laboratory conditions and potential effect on biota. Imidacloprid is a chloronicotinyl nitroguanidine insecticides, the IUPAC name is 1-[(6-chloropyridin-3-yl) -n-nitro-4, 5-dihydroimidazol-2-amine. Imidacloprid is a systemic pesticide with physical/chemical properties that allow residues to move into treated plants and then throughout the plant via xylem transport (between leaf surfaces) movement (Buchholz and Nauen, et al. 2002). Imidacloprid is a systemic chloronicotinyl insecticide that enters the target pest via ingestion or direct contact. It acts by disrupting nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the insect central nervous system. Imidacloprid is used for controlling sucking insects, soil insects, termites, and some chewing insects. It is applied to seeds, soil, crops, and structures, and is used as a topical flea control treatment on domestic pets. Residues of the insecticide then enter the target pest by ingestion or direct contact, ...

The ecological impacts of imidacloprid have led to wide-ranging debates in many other European countries, as well as in the US and Japan, where a possible ban on neonicotiniode insecticides is being discussed. Europe decided earlier this week to restrict its use in crops attractive to bees. As Van der Sluijs explains, We hope that the clear and convincing evidence that our study provides promotes the insight that this far too broad-acting poison is severely affecting our planets insect wealth. We are risking far too much to combat a few insect pests that might threaten agriculture. That is why this substance should be phased out internationally as soon as possible.. The paper written by Tessa van Dijk, Marja van Staalduinen and Jeroen van der Sluijs on their research has been published in PLOS ONE. The research was financed by a grant from the Triodos Foundation, which has set up a special fund for independent research on this controversial group of insecticides.. More ...

The ecological impacts of imidacloprid have led to wide-ranging debates in many other European countries, as well as in the US and Japan, where a possible ban on neonicotiniode insecticides is being discussed. Europe decided earlier this week to restrict its use in crops attractive to bees. As Van der Sluijs explains, We hope that the clear and convincing evidence that our study provides promotes the insight that this far too broad-acting poison is severely affecting our planets insect wealth. We are risking far too much to combat a few insect pests that might threaten agriculture. That is why this substance should be phased out internationally as soon as possible.. The paper written by Tessa van Dijk, Marja van Staalduinen and Jeroen van der Sluijs on their research has been published in PLOS ONE. The research was financed by a grant from the Triodos Foundation, which has set up a special fund for independent research on this controversial group of insecticides.. More ...

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This survey provides information on the development of insecticide resistance in tobacco thrips populations to the widely-used class of neonicotinoid inseciticides.. ...

Bee populations are declining, and neonicotinoid pesticides continue to be investigated - and in some cases banned - because of their suspected role as a

This means they are absorbed into every part of a plant - from the roots and stem, to leaves and flowers. Neonicotinoids are especially effective against sap-feeding insects like aphids. Although these low level exposures do not normally kill bees directly, they may impact some bees ability to foraging for nectar, learn and remember where flowers are located, and possibly impair their ability to find their way home to the nest or hive. Neonicotinoids are systemic chemicals, meaning that they are absorbed … Clothianidin and thiamethoxam were found responsible, via the talc used to allow treated seed to flow smoothly through the air-assisted planter equipment. For many products such as corn, its nearly impossible for farmers to buy seeds that are not treated. Since then a further six compounds have been put on the global market. Neonicotinoids, neonics for short, are a class of synthetic pesticides used to prevent insect damage on a variety of crops. They are a relatively new type of ...

Nitration is a general class of chemical process for the introduction of a nitro group into an organic chemical compound. More loosely the term also is applied incorrectly to the different process of forming nitrate esters between alcohols and nitric acid, as occurs in the synthesis of nitroglycerin. The difference between the resulting structure of nitro compounds and nitrates is that the nitrogen atom in nitro compounds is directly bonded to a non-oxygen atom, typically carbon or another nitrogen atom, whereas in nitrate esters, also called organic nitrates, the nitrogen is bonded to an oxygen atom that in turn usually is bonded to a carbon atom ...

A comprehensive review of published articles and research that demonstrates risks from neonicotinoids to beneficial invertebrates other than bees (i

Organocatalysis: A highly effective catalytic procedure for the Michael addition of aldehydes to nitroalkenes is achieved by combining the excellent asymmetric induction ability of o-TMS-protected diphenylprolinol compounds, the quick formation of enamines in the presence of benzoic acid, and the highly concentrated organic phase in water (see scheme; TMS=trimethylsilyl). ...

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This has been covered on the forum before, but nitrostyrenes are Michael acceptors just like alpha, beta-unsaturated carbonyl compounds. The dimerization that takes place does so via the Michael reaction: in basic (or even neutral) conditions, the nitroalkane can become deprotonated and add across the double bond of the nitroalkene. Alpha methyl nitroalkenes react in this way much more slowly due to stearic hindrance, assumably. Silica gel is added to act as a weak acid, to prevent the base-catalyzed addition. However, adding small portions of nitroalkene to a large excess of sodium borohydride in ethanol and a cosolvent. This effectively reduces all nitroalkene to nitroalkane before the two have a chance to run into each other and form the dimeric product ...

Rosa Llusar Barelles nace en Almenara (Castellón). En 1983 se licencia en Químicas por la Universidad de Valencia obteniendo el premio extraordinario de licenciatura. Su investigación doctoral se centra en la química de sulfuros de molibdeno y wolframio y se doctora por la Universidad de Valencia en 1987 y por la Universidad de Texas A&M (EE. UU) en 1988 bajo la dirección del profesor F. Albert Cotton. Después de trabajar durante tres años como técnico superior en la sección de investigación y desarrollo de una planta de producción de caprolactama en Castellón, realiza una estancia posdoctoral de un año (1992) con el profesor John D. Corbett en el Ames Laboratory (Iowa State University, EE. UU) investigando nuevas fases sólidas de haluros reducidos de tierras raras. En 1993 accede a una plaza de profesora interina en el Departamento de Ciencias Experimentales de la Universidad Jaume I de Castellón, en 1995 pasa a ser profesora Titular de Química Física y en 2009 Catedrática de ...

The study continues: Our results demonstrate for the first time that neonicotinoid insecticides can negatively affect male insect reproductive capacity, and provide a possible mechanistic explanation for managed honeybee queen failure and wild insect pollinator decline… As the primary egg layer and an important source of colony cohesion, the queen is intimately connected to colony performance. Increased reports of queen failure have recently been reported in North America and Europe; however, no studies have so far investigated the role of neonicotinoids and male health to explain this phenomenon.. They conclude, For the first time, we have demonstrated that frequently employed neonicotinoid insecticides in agro-ecosystems can elicit important lethal (reduced longevity) and sublethal (reduced sperm viability and living sperm quantity) effects on non-target, beneficial male insects; this may have broad population-level implications… Although recent improvements to regulatory requirements ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Apoptosis in the striatum of rats following intraperitoneal injection of 3-nitropropionic acid. AU - Sato, Shuzo. AU - Gobbel, Glenn T.. AU - Honkaniemi, Jari. AU - Li, Yibing. AU - Kondo, Takeo. AU - Murakami, Kensuke. AU - Sato, Minako. AU - Copin, Jean Christophe. AU - Chan, Pak H.. PY - 1997/1/16. Y1 - 1997/1/16. N2 - The present study investigated the mechanism of cellular degeneration within the striatum following administration of the mitochondrial toxin, 3-nitropropionic (3-NP) acid. Internucleosomal fragmentation typical of apoptosis was present in the DNA of cells from the striatum of 3-NP-treated rats. DNA fragmentation was also evident in this region by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling. The data suggest that striatal cells die by apoptosis following administration of 3-NP.. AB - The present study investigated the mechanism of cellular degeneration within the striatum following administration of the mitochondrial toxin, ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Nitroalkenes confer acute cardioprotection via adenine nucleotide translocase. AU - Nadtochiy, Sergiy M.. AU - Zhu, Qiuyu. AU - Urciuoli, William. AU - Rafikov, Ruslan. AU - Black, Stephen M.. AU - Brookes, Paul S.. N1 - Copyright: Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.. PY - 2012/1/27. Y1 - 2012/1/27. N2 - Electrophilic nitrated lipids (nitroalkenes) are emerging as an important class of protective cardiovascular signaling molecules. Although species such as nitro-linoleate (LNO 2) and nitro-oleate can confer acute protection against cardiac ischemic injury, their mechanism of action is unclear. Mild uncoupling of mitochondria is known to be cardioprotective, and adenine nucleotide translocase 1 (ANT1) is a key mediator of mitochondrial uncoupling. ANT1 also contains redox-sensitive cysteines that may be targets for modification by nitroalkenes. Therefore, in this study we tested the hypothesis that nitroalkenes directly modify ANT1 and that nitroalkene-mediated ...

Background The phenolic monoterpenoid carvacrol, which is found in many plant essential oils (thyme, oregano and Alaska yellow cedar), is highly active against pest arthropods, but its mechanisms of action are not fully understood. Here, carvacrol is shown to bind in a membrane preparation containing insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). [14C]-Nicotine binding assays with Musca domestica (housefly) nAChRs were used in this study to demonstrate carvacrols binding to nAChRs, thereby acting as a modulator of the receptors. Results Carvacrol showed a concentration-dependent inhibition of [14C]-nicotine binding in a membrane preparation of housefly heads containing nAChRs, with IC50 = 1.4 μM, in a non-competitive pattern. Binding studies with neonicotinoid insecticides revealed that imidacloprid and thiamethoxam did not inhibit the binding of [14C]-nicotine, while dinotefuran, from the guanidine subclass of neonicotinoids, inhibited nicotine binding like carvacrol. Conclusions

Populations of Bemisa tabaci MEAM1 were established from nineteen locations in south Florida, primarily from commercial tomato fields, and were tested using a cotton leaf petiole systemic uptake method for susceptibility to the nicotinic acetylcholine agonist insecticides imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, dinotefuran and flupyradifurone. Eleven populations produced LC50s for one or more chemicals that were not significantly different from the susceptible laboratory colony based on overlapping fiducial limits, indicating some degree of susceptibility. LC50s more than a 100-fold the laboratory colony were measured in at least one population for each material tested, indicating tolerance. LC50s (ppm) from field populations ranged from 0.901-24.952 for imidacloprid, 0.965-24.430 for thiamethoxam, 0.043-3.350 for dinotefuran and 0.011-1.471 for flupyradifurone. Based on overlapping fiducial limits, there were no significant differences in relative mean potency estimates for flupyradifurone and dinotefuran in

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The MAJORITY Of Ontario. Bee Health Working Group. Will VOTE IN FAVOUR. Of Arbitrary Prohibition. Against Neonicotinoid. Insecticides In Ontario. ――――――――――――――――――――. Background Information. From An Independent Perspective. ――――――――――――――――――――. Background Information From An Independent Perspective. Is There Any Connection Between Neonicotinoid Insecticides and Long-Term Honey Bee Losses In Canada ?. There is NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST A LINK between neonicotinoid insecticides and long-term honey bee losses in Canada.. There is NO GEOGRAPHICAL CORRELATION between long-term bee losses and insecticide use.. Although some neonicotinoid insecticides are toxic to bees upon direct con-tact ( as are many insecticides ), they are used in a way that MINIMIZES ANY DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEES.. Under normal field use, THE EXPOSURE TO BEES IS AT VERY LOW LEVELS, FAR TOO LOW TO CAUSE HARMFUL EFFECTS.. Independent, long-term, controlled ...

Abstract : We assessed the state of knowledge regarding the effects of large-scale pollution with neonicotinoid insecticides and fipronil on non-target invertebrate species of terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments. A large section of the assessment is dedicated to the state of knowledge on sublethal effects on honeybees (Apis mellifera) because this important pollinator is the most studied non-target invertebrate species. Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), Lumbricidae (earthworms), Apoidae sensu lato (bumblebees, solitary bees) and the section other invertebrates review available studies on the other terrestrial species. The sections on freshwater and marine species are rather short as little is known so far about the impact of neonicotinoid insecticides and fipronil on the diverse invertebrate fauna of these widely exposed habitats. For terrestrial and aquatic invertebrate species, the known effects of neonicotinoid pesticides and fipronil are described ranging from organismal ...

A flow injection analysis (FIA) to quantify imidacloprid was developed based upon (1) ultraviolet (254 nm) photochemical dissociation of imidacloprid to produce nitrite, (2) chemical reduction of the nitrite to nitric oxide by iodide in acid, (3) removal of gas-phase nitric oxide from the aqueous stream using a membrane separator, and (4) detection of the nitric oxide by chemiluminescent reaction with ozone. The cross-reactivity of imidacloprid with eight metabolites of imidacloprid was determined using a commercial ELISA kit and the FIA method. While the ELISA kit demonstrated varying degrees of cross-reactivity, cross-reactivity in the FIA method was observed for only the N-nitro and N-nitroso metabolites. The optimized analytical FIA method, FIA provides a linear response in imidacloprid concentration over four orders of magnitude, has a limit of detection of 5.6 pmol (1.5 ng) of imidacloprid, and exhibits an inter-day precision of 0.4%. Spike-recoveries by FIA demonstrated excellent recovery ...

Little information is available on the effects of neonicotinoid insecticides on vertebrates. Previous work using amphibians found chronic exposure to some neonicotinoids had no detrimental effects on fitness-relevant traits. However, there is some evidence of more subtle effects of neonicotinoids on immune traits and evidence that other pesticides can suppress tadpole immunity resulting in elevated levels of parasitism in the exposed tadpoles. The objective of our study was to assess whether neonicotinoid exposure affected tadpole immunometrics and susceptibility to parasitic helminths. We assessed northern leopard frog tadpole (Lithobates pipiens) levels of parasitism and leukocyte profiles following exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations of clothianidin and free-living infective cercariae of a helminth parasite, an Echinostoma sp. trematode. When comparing tadpoles from controls to either 1 or 100 μg/L clothianidin treatments, we found similar measures of parasitism (i.e. ...

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TY - JOUR. T1 - Diphenylprolinol silyl ethers as efficient organocatalysts for the asymmetric Michael reaction of aldehydes and nitroalkenes. AU - Hayashi, Yujiro. AU - Gotoh, Hiroaki. AU - Hayashi, Takaaki. AU - Shoji, Mitsuru. PY - 2005/7/4. Y1 - 2005/7/4. N2 - (Chemical Equation Presented) The direct, catalytic, asymmetric Michael addition of aldehydes to nitroolefins in the presence of a chiral diphenylprolinol silyl ether organocatalyst is described (see scheme). The desired 1,4-addition products were obtained in nearly optically pure form in good yield with high syn diastereoselectivity. TMS = trimethylsilyl.. AB - (Chemical Equation Presented) The direct, catalytic, asymmetric Michael addition of aldehydes to nitroolefins in the presence of a chiral diphenylprolinol silyl ether organocatalyst is described (see scheme). The desired 1,4-addition products were obtained in nearly optically pure form in good yield with high syn diastereoselectivity. TMS = trimethylsilyl.. KW - Asymmetric ...

Preface ix. Chemicals Sorted by Chemical Groups 1. Technologies Applicable to Specific Chemicals 11. Alcohols 11. Aldehydes 12. Aldehydes and Ketones 13. Aldehydes or Ketones with Other Functional Groups 13. Aliphatic Hydrocarbons 14. Aliphatic Nitriles and Cyanates 20. Aliphatic Nitrosamines 21. Aliphatic Organophosphorous Compounds 21. Alkanes and Cyclic Alkanes 21. Alkenes, Cyclic Alkenes, and Dienes 26. Alkyl Halides 27. Alkynes 28. Aluminum 28. Americium 29. Amides 30. Amines 30. Antimony 31. Aromatic Amines and Diamines 31. Aromatic Nitriles and Cyanates 34. Aromatic Nitro Compounds 34. Aromatic Nitro Compounds with Other Functional Groups 35. Aromatic Organophosphorous Compounds 35. Aromatics with Halogenated Side Chain 35. Arsenic 37. Azo Compounds 40. Azo Compounds, Hydrazine Derivatives 40. Barium 40. Benzene and Monosubstituted Benzene Hydrocarbons 42. Benzene and Substituted Benzene Hydrocarbons 67. Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylene (BTEX) 67. Beryllium 73. Bismuth ...

Conjugated nitroolefins have been recognized as versatile synthetic intermediates in various organic syntheses because of their easy conversion to a variety of diverse functionalities1. Several methods are available for the preparation of nitroolefins1-5. However, much demand still exists for a method to prepare nitroolefins in a convenient and efficient way.. In our ongoing effort to synthesize novel 2-aminotetralins as potential biologically active agents6, we needed an efficient method for the preparation of the key intermediates, cyclic conjugated olefinic nitro compounds. However, attempts to prepare those nitroolefins in acceptable yield using available methods were unsatisfactory. In this report, we present a general, mild, and practical method for the nitration of olefins.. This method is based on the regioselective addition of nitryl iodide to olefins followed by base induced bimolecular elimination of iodide to form a nitroolefin. Previously, Hassner and coworkers (1969) elucidated the ...

The BBC is reporting that the EU has voted to ban pesticides containing neonicotinoids for at least two years, in an effort to isolate the cause of CCD (colony collapse disorder; the alarming disappearance of bees over recent years). Despite intense lobbying by the chemical companies, a 3-million s...

One in five samples of UK honey were found to contain neonicotinoid pesticide residues following the introduction of the EU-wide ban on the use of neonicotinoid pesticide seed dressings on flowering crops.The low level residues of neonicotinoids found pose no risk to human health. However, previous studies suggest that while such concentrations are low, they could potentially have negative impacts on honeybee populations.Neonicotinoids were also found in around half of the honey samples taken prior to the bans introduction. Whilst the percentage of samples that tested positive after the ban was introduced had declined, the persistence of such pesticide residues indicates the need for further research.The new results are from a national survey conducted by scientists at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE this week.The researchers analysed 130 honey samples, provided by bee keepers across Great Britain during 2014 and 2015, to assess the effectiveness of the

This study was aimed to assess the adsorption and leaching potential of imidacloprid pesticide in column and field soil. To visibly understand these actions and factors affecting them, the experiments were carried out under laboratory and field conditions. Adsorption study was divided into kinetic and equilibrium sections. The evaluation of kinetic data was done through pseudo first and second order models. It was found that kinetic adsorption of imidacloprid on soil followed pseudo second order with rate constant value of 4.333 mg/g/h. Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms were used to explain equilibrium adsorption, from these isotherms it was evaluated that Freundlich isotherm was obeyed well with adsorption capacity of 2.190 - 4.573 mol/g. Leaching study was performed in laboratory using column made of poly-vinyl chloride having 30 cm length. Known amount of imidacloprid pesticide was applied to column left for adsorption and then eluted with 500 mL water in five equal portions. These water portions and

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Seasonal aquatic insect emergence represents a critical subsidy link between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Early and late instar larvae developing in wetlands near neonicotinoid-treated cropland can be at risk of chronic insecticide exposure. In the present study, an in situ wetland limnocorra …

Imidacloprid is a neonicotinoid insecticide with neurotoxic action that, as a possible alternative for commonly used organophosphorus pesticides, has gained registration in about 120 countries for use in over 140 agricultural crops. Only few data are available on its toxicity for soil invertebrates.

Nectar and pollen foragers treated with 0.21 or 2.16 ng of the nAChR agonist imidacloprid showed a significant decrease in their SR 1 h after treatment. They extended their proboscises only for higher concentration sucrose solutions as compared with control bees. Analyses of two measures of SR yielded the same results. Treated bees had elevated SRT and lower total PER bee-1 (lower gustatory response scores) compared with controls. In addition, there were dose-dependent differences in the effects of imidacloprid on nectar and pollen foragers. These foragers were defined by what they were collecting immediately before testing. Both doses of imidacloprid significantly reduced SR in nectar foragers. Pollen foragers only reduced their SR in response to the higher dose. We also provide the first detailed results showing that imidacloprid metabolites can affect honey bee recruitment dances. Imidacloprid has a metabolic half-life of 4-5 h (Suchail et al., 2004a). When tested 24 h after imidacloprid ...

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The Xerces Society joined a group of environmental and health organizations to petition the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to regulate the planting of crop seeds coated with systemic insecticides. Californias pesticide regulatory system has a loophole that allows for unchecked use of insecticide-coated seed on farms throughout the state. Neonicotinoid insecticides are commonly used as seed coatings, resulting in significant contamination of Californias waterways and ecosystems as they move off-field.

Bemisia tabaci is one of the most damaging agricultural pests world-wide. Although its control is based on insecticides, B. tabaci has developed resistance against almost all classes of insecticides, including neonicotinoids. We employed an RNA-seq approach to generate genome wide expression data and identify genes associated with neonicotinoid resistance in Mediterranean (MED) B. tabaci (Q1 biotype). Twelve libraries from insecticide resistant and susceptible whitefly populations were sequenced on an Illumina Next-generation sequencing platform, and genomic sequence information of approximately 73 Gbp was generated. A reference transcriptome was built by de novo assembly and functionally annotated. A total of 146 P450s, 18 GSTs and 23 CCEs enzymes (unigenes) potentially involved in the detoxification of xenobiotics were identified, along with 78 contigs encoding putative target proteins of six different insecticide classes. Ten unigenes encoding nicotinic Acetylcholine

A new biologically compatible Zn(II) sensor was fabricated by embedding a Zn(II) sensing spiropyran within the surface of a liposome derived from Escherichia coli lipids (LSP2). Solution-based experiments with increasing Zn(II) concentrations show improved aqueous solubility and sensitivity compared to the isolated spiropyran molecule (SP2). LSP2 is capable of sensing Zn(II) efflux from dying cells with preliminary data indicating that sensing is localized near the surface membrane of HEK 293 cells. Finally, LSP2 is suitable for development into a nanoliter-scale dip-sensor for Zn(II) using microstructured optical fiber as the sensing platform to detect Zn(II) in the range of 100 ρM with minimal photobleaching. Existing spiropyran based sensing molecules can thus be made biologically compatible, with an ability to operate with improved sensitivity using nanoscale liquid sample volumes. This work represents the first instance where photochromic spiropyran molecules and liposomes are combined to ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a preliminary pollinator risk assessment for the neonicotinoid insecticide, imidacloprid, which shows a threat to some pollinators. EPAs assessment, prepared in collaboration with Californias Department of Pesticide Regulation, indicates that imidacloprid potentially poses risk to hives when the pesticide comes in contact with certain crops that attract pollinators. The loss of honeybees which pollinate crops causes significant economic losses in the agriculture industry and potentially threatens certain food supplies. The rate of loss through events like colony collapse . . .

OTTAWA, March 6, 2017 - Leading environmental groups, health advocates and campaign movements are raising concerns about MPs one-sided review of the proposed phase-out of pesticides formulated with imidacloprid, one of three controversial neonicotinoid insecticides (neonics) in widespread use. Canadas Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has proposed to phase out the main uses of imidacloprid in three to five years, after an environmental assessment found dangerous levels of the chemical contaminating the environment.. The House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food requested an extension to the comment period in order to study the proposal, with hearings beginning Tuesday. The notice posted on the committee website for Tuesdays meeting lists CropLife Canada (the pesticide industry trade association), along with Syngenta Canada and Bayer CropScience Inc. (manufacturers of neonic pesticides) as witnesses. Representatives of the PMRA and Agriculture Canada are also ...

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Abou-Donia MB, Goldstein LB, Bullman S, Tu T, Khan WA, Dechkovskaia AM, et al. 2008. Imidacloprid induces neurobehavioral deficits and increases expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein in the motor cortex and hippocampus in offspring rats following in utero exposure. J Toxicol Environ Health A 71(2):119-130.. Anderson JC, Dubetz C, Palace VP. 2015. Neonicotinoids in the Canadian aquatic environment: a literature review on current use products with a focus on fate, exposure, and biological effects. Sci Total Environ 505:409-422, doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.09.090.. Bonmatin JM, Giorio C, Girolami V, Goulson D, Kreutzweiser DP, Krupke C, et al. 2015. Environmental fate and exposure; neonicotinoids and fipronil. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 22(1):35-67, doi: 10.1007/s11356-014-3332-7.. Calderón-Segura ME, Gómez-Arroyo S, Villalobos-Pietrini R, Martínez-Velenzuela C, Carbajal-López Y, Calderón-Ezquerro Mdel C, et al. 2012. Evaluation of genotoxic and cytotoxic effects in human peripheral ...

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SERS substrates amplify very weak Raman signals by many orders of magnitude, with measurements of SERS-active analytes possible at even parts per trillion levels. Silver-only SERS substrates work best with 532 nm Raman excitation, and gold substrates are better suited to 785 nm Raman systems. By combining the silver and gold on one substrate, the new SERS nanosponge substrates perform well with either wavelength. When used with 638 nm Raman excitation, the nanosponge substrates are enhanced to an even higher level of sensitivity.. Recent high rates of honeybee loss have been investigated by government regulators and other researchers. According to ongoing U.S. EPA studies, the insecticide imidacloprid has been identified as a threat to commercial honeybee colonies, citing traces at concentration levels greater than 25 ppb as likely harmful to honeybees. To test the effectiveness of Ocean Optics substrates in detecting imidacloprid at these harmful trace levels, Ocean Optics scientists set up a ...

A UK government agency has used emergency rules to make controversial neonicotinoid insecticides available to some farmers, despite a European ban.. These chemicals have been linked to declines in bee populations in numerous scientific studies, and the European Union (EU) imposed a temporary ban on much of their use in 2013. But the UKs Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has now said that some farmers should be able to use them anyway under EU rules that permit the emergency use of banned chemicals to protect crops .. In a statement, the department said it had fully applied the precautionary ban on the use of neonicotinoids introduced by the EU. But it also said: Based on the evidence, we have followed the advice of the UK Expert Committee on Pesticides and our Chief Scientist that a limited emergency authorisation of two pesticides requested by farmers should be granted in areas where oil rape crops are at greatest risk of pest damage.. The National Farmers Union, ...

A flow injection analysis (FIA) to quantify imidacloprid was developed based upon (1) ultraviolet (254 nm) photochemical dissociation of imidacloprid to produce nitrite, (2) chemical reduction of the nitrite to nitric oxide by iodide in acid, (3) removal of gas-phase nitric oxide from the aqueous st.... Full description. ...

Some wastewaters from the industrial processing of natural products, such as cork boiling wastewater (CBW), have been known to contain high quantities of polyphenolic compounds that are capable of forming complexes with ferric and ferrous iron and even contributing to the reduction of ferric iron. The aim of this work is to evaluate how some of the major components found in CBW are able to influence the availability and regeneration of iron during the Fenton and photo-Fenton process, opening the way for its reuse. Presence of small quantities of CBW (1:50 related with wastewater to be treated) have been shown to increase availability of iron in natural water up to pH 5 and enhance the degradation of the insecticide Imidacloprid as well as a mixture of contaminants (phenol/methomyl/Imidacloprid) at near-neutral pH. Significant mineralization (,70%) of these compounds was also achieved at pH 5, with any added dissolved organic carbon (DOC) removed concurrently with the contaminants, with similar ...

Imidacloprid a neonicotinoid insecticide used in some cat flea treatments such as Advantage II pollutes streams and rivers where it harms birds and other animals and kills insects inhabiting these areas such as mayflies. Other cat flea insecticides will no doubt also find their way to watercourses. The chemicals gets there in various ways. These insecticides need to be banned.. Continue reading → ...

EPA is making moves again on neonicotinoid insecticides with report saying--- in a dramatic understatement typical of the agency that has rarely regulated agricultural chemicals with any rigor ----that the insecticide in question (imidacloprid): Potentially poses risk to hives when the pesticide comes in contact with certain crops that attract pollinators ...