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Researchers from the Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID) have conducted a study on the efficacy of Fludora(R) Fusion, a new insecticide, in controlling pyrethroid-resistant mosquitoes that transmit malaria. The study found that Fludora(R) Fusion, which contains the insecticide clothianidin, demonstrated good potential in controlling these resistant mosquitoes with prolonged residual efficacy. The researchers concluded that Fludora(R) Fusion could be a valuable tool for vector control in malaria-endemic regions. The study was funded by the Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellowship and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. [Extracted from the article]

A study conducted by researchers at Yangzhou University in China assessed the effectiveness of nanoformulated clothianidin and chlorfenapyr insecticides treated with ATSB in controlling three mosquito strains. The results showed that nanoformulated chlorfenapyr was significantly more effective than clothianidin against Anopheles funestus and Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes, but not against Anopheles coluzzii. Nanoformulated clothianidin induced high mortality rates against Anopheles funestus and Anopheles coluzzii, but lower mortality rates against Culex quinquefasciatus. The study suggests that nanoformulated insecticides could be effective strategies for vector management. [Extracted from the article]

A new study conducted at the Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Cotonou examined the effectiveness of different insecticides in reducing malaria transmission. The study found that clothianidin-based insecticides had a lower impact on reducing malaria transmission compared to pirimiphos-methyl. The research used various methods to collect and analyze data on mosquito populations and malaria transmission rates. The study suggests that the choice of vector control tools is crucial in achieving the goal of eliminating malaria. [Extracted from the article]

A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Texas El Paso examined the ability of Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii mosquito larvae to grow and emerge in water containing lethal concentrations of certain pesticides. The study found that while larvae of both species were susceptible to one pesticide, chlorfenapyr, they exhibited resistance to other pesticides, including deltamethrin and neonicotinoids. The researchers concluded that unintentional pesticide exposure and cross-resistance mechanisms may contribute to the development of resistance in mosquito populations. This study provides important information for assessing the efficacy of repurposed agrochemicals for mosquito control. [Extracted from the article]

Using standard bioassays, we tested if reduced susceptibility to clothianidin affects the efficacy of SumiShield 50WG, one of the two newly approved formulations, which contains 50% clothianidin. We simultaneously monitored susceptibility to clothianidin and to SumiShield 50WG, testing adults of Anopheles gambiae, An. coluzzii and Culex sp collected from urban, suburban and agricultural areas of Yaounde. [Extracted from the article]

Comments can be submitted by email at theresa.cira@state.mn.us or by letter to: Theresa Cira, Pesticide and Fertilizer Management Division, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, 625 Robert St. North, Saint Paul, MN, 55155; Phone: 651-201-6237. The BMPs were developed by the MDA in consultation with the University of Minnesota Extension and others, after the commissioner of the MDA designated the neonicotinoid insecticides clothianidin and imidacloprid as "surface water pesticides of concern." The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is seeking public comment on draft water quality best management practices for agricultural use of two neonicotinoid insecticides, clothianidin and imidacloprid. [Extracted from the article]

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is seeking public comment on draft water quality best management practices for agricultural use of two neonicotinoid insecticides, clothianidin and imidacloprid. The BMPs were developed by the MDA in consultation with the University of Minnesota Extension and others, after the commissioner of the MDA designated the neonicotinoid insecticides clothianidin and imidacloprid as "surface water pesticides of concern." Comments can be submitted by email at theresa.cira@state.mn.us or by letter to: Theresa Cira, Pesticide and Fertilizer Management Division, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, 625 Robert St. North, Saint Paul, MN, 55155; Phone: 651-201-6237. [Extracted from the article]

The BMPs were developed by the MDA in consultation with the University of Minnesota Extension and others, after the commissioner of the MDA designated the neonicotinoid insecticides clothianidin and imidacloprid as "surface water pesticides of concern." The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is seeking public comment on draft water quality best management practices for agricultural use of two neonicotinoid insecticides, clothianidin and imidacloprid. Comments can be submitted by email at theresa.cira@state.mn.us or by letter to: Theresa Cira, Pesticide and Fertilizer Management Division, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, 625 Robert St. North, Saint Paul, MN, 55155; Phone: 651-201-6237. [Extracted from the article]

The BMPs were developed by the MDA in consultation with the University of Minnesota Extension and others, after the commissioner of the MDA designated the neonicotinoid insecticides clothianidin and imidacloprid as "surface water pesticides of concern." The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is seeking public comment on draft water quality best management practices for agricultural use of two neonicotinoid insecticides, clothianidin and imidacloprid. Comments can be submitted by email at theresa.cira@state.mn.us or by letter to: Theresa Cira, Pesticide and Fertilizer Management Division, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, 625 Robert St. North, Saint Paul, MN, 55155; Phone: 651-201-6237. [Extracted from the article]

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is seeking public comment on draft water quality best management practices for agricultural use of two neonicotinoid insecticides, clothianidin and imidacloprid. The BMPs were developed by the MDA in consultation with the University of Minnesota Extension and others, after the commissioner of the MDA designated the neonicotinoid insecticides clothianidin and imidacloprid as "surface water pesticides of concern." Comments can be submitted by email at theresa.cira@state.mn.us or by letter to: Theresa Cira, Pesticide and Fertilizer Management Division, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, 625 Robert St. North, Saint Paul, MN, 55155; Phone: 651-201-6237. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents a profile of Caroline Biel, an accomplished nature illustrator and conservation volunteer. It discusses how she co-led a workshop on pollinators and helped design the postcard campaign that appealed to the Ontario premier to ban neonicotinoids. It explains how Biel has learned to extract birds from mist nets and record pertinent data such as weight and age, and has even started banding them. It notes that Biel is planning a graduate degree in ornithology.

The article reports that according to many beekeepers and independent scientists, the global use of neurotoxic, insecticides, called the neonicotinoids, is responsible for collapse of millions of honeybee colonies. The U.S. has lost over 4 million colonies since Clothianidin use started in 2006. When neonicotinoids attack a bee's synapses, they cause irreversible damage.

The article focuses on the issue of the proposal of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), to ban neonicotinoids, insecticides, due to its harmful impact on bees and wildlife. It mentions that SFSA proposed to ban the insecticides after the assessment of risks to bees from Imidacloprid, Clothianidin and Thiamethoxam. It further mentions that the ban of European Union (EU) commission has raised the bees standard.

The article presents the author's insights on bee culture in Ireland. He discussed aspects of the Year of the Bee honeybee public information event that was held at the Botanic Gardens in Dublin, Ireland on March 26, 2011. Furthermore, he mentions that U.S. district judge Denise Cote of Manhattan, New York City has banned the sale of the Spirotetramat pesticide from by Bayer CropScience Ltd. in 2011 due to its clothianidin content that is allegedly toxic to bees.

Minnesota residents have until April 9 to file comments on the Minnesota Department of Agriculture's request to designate three neonicotinoid insecticides as "surface water pesticides of concern." MDA monitoring results from 2010 through 2018 show that clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam detections in several state rivers and streams approached or exceeded EPA's updated aquatic life benchmarks for these pesticides. Until development of Minnesota-specific standards has taken place, MDA will use EPA's benchmarks as guidance. [Extracted from the article]

Minnesota residents have until April 9 to file comments on the Minnesota Department of Agriculture's request to designate three neonicotinoid insecticides as "surface water pesticides of concern." MDA monitoring results from 2010 through 2018 show that clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam detections in several state rivers and streams approached or exceeded EPA's updated aquatic life benchmarks for these pesticides. Until development of Minnesota-specific standards has taken place, MDA will use EPA's benchmarks as guidance. [Extracted from the article]

Minnesota residents have until April 9 to file comments on the Minnesota Department of Agriculture's request to designate three neonicotinoid insecticides as "surface water pesticides of concern." MDA monitoring results from 2010 through 2018 show that clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam detections in several state rivers and streams approached or exceeded EPA's updated aquatic life benchmarks for these pesticides. Until development of Minnesota-specific standards has taken place, MDA will use EPA's benchmarks as guidance. [Extracted from the article]

Minnesota residents have until April 9 to file comments on the Minnesota Department of Agriculture's request to designate three neonicotinoid insecticides as "surface water pesticides of concern." MDA monitoring results from 2010 through 2018 show that clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam detections in several state rivers and streams approached or exceeded EPA's updated aquatic life benchmarks for these pesticides. Until development of Minnesota-specific standards has taken place, MDA will use EPA's benchmarks as guidance. [Extracted from the article]

Minnesota residents have until April 9 to file comments on the Minnesota Department of Agriculture's request to designate three neonicotinoid insecticides as "surface water pesticides of concern." MDA monitoring results from 2010 through 2018 show that clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam detections in several state rivers and streams approached or exceeded EPA's updated aquatic life benchmarks for these pesticides. Until development of Minnesota-specific standards has taken place, MDA will use EPA's benchmarks as guidance. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the call for a ban on neonicotinoid pesticides by the British environmental charity The Soil Association. Several European countries have ruled against the continued use of the pesticides which are sprayed on oilseed rape, barley, and sugar beet. Topics include reaction by Bayer CropScience, a manufacturer of neonicotinoids, and a overview of the impact on honeybees from the use of the nerve toxin clothianidin.

The article discusses a ruling given by the European Court of Justice against a case filed by agrochemical product makers including Syngenta and Bayer on the partial ban imposed by the European Commission on insecticides which impacted the three active ingredients such as clothianidin.

The article discusses two studies which determines the harmful effects of neonicotinoids on bees. It discusses impact of neonicotinoids including clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam, on reproductive ability of wild bees in fields sown with neonicotinoid-treated oilseed rape. It also discusses several other impacts on bees including shorter lifespans, slovenliness and infection with diseases.

The article discusses the side effects of insecticide neonicotinoids (Neo-nics)despite their popularity and effectiveness. Topics discussed include impact of neonicotinoids on natural resources and wildlife, effect of Neo-nics' persistence in the environment on aquatic ecosystems and an emergency petition filed by a coalition of groups with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban the use of the neonic clothianidin.

In this article, the author focuses on screening of pesticide residues in food samples by using high resolution liquid chromatography (LC)–mass spectrometry (MS). He informs that targeted pesticides have been quantified from extracted ion chromatograms by using the AB SCIEX TripleTOF 5600 LC–MS–MS system. He also mentions that the system helped to identify several pescticides including acephate, clothianidin and methamidophos.

The article focuses on research published in the July 27, 2016 issue of "Proceedings of the Royal Society B" which found male honeybees produced nearly 40 percent fewer living sperm after eating pollen spiked with the neonicotinoid pesticides clothianidin and thiamethoxam.

The article discusses a court case filed by the organization Coalition Against Bayer Dangers against Bayer CropScience Ltd. According to the author, the organization claims that Bayer markets pesticides that are dangerous and contributes to the mass death of bees worldwide. However, Bayer explains that other factors contribute to the mass death of bees in Germany during the month of May. As a result, the German Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) suspended registration of eight pesticides such as clothianidin, naonicotinoid and imidacloprid. Lastly, Coalition also refers to the judgment of the Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), which says that the chemical clothianidin poses risk to bees and other pollinators.

The article offers information on new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations aimed to minimize pollinator exposure to neonicotinoid-containing insecticides. Topics include restrictions on applying products with neonicotinoid insecticide on crops where bees forage and the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) plan. It also mentions five active neonicotinoid ingredients including clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam that are active in products such as Belay, Admire Pro and Brigadier.

The article discusses the Court of Justice of the European Union case Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. v. Deutsches Patent-und Markenamt related to patent infringement issues. It mentions that the court ruled that a supplementary protection certificate for plant protection product such as insecticide clothianidin cannot be granted on the basis of an emergency marketing authorisation. It discusses that the use of clothianidin would be banned for personal purposes and on crops attractive to bees.

The article reports on a lawsuit filed against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for allegedly failing to protect pollinators from neonicitinoid insecticides. The lawsuit asks for the suspension of the registrations of clothianidin and thiamethoxam, the use of conditional registrations for the neonicitinoids and the inadequacies of existing pesticide labels to protect pollinators. During the 1990s, the neonicitinoids were introduced in response to widespread pest resistance.

The article informs that the European Union has proposed a two-year ban on the use of several neonicotinoid pesticides including imidacloprid, thiamethoxam and clothianidin as the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has identified risks associated with it to the bees. It informs that the Commission also wants to prohibit the sale and use of seeds treated with plant protection products containing these substances.

The article discusses the 60-day notice of intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by several groups for its alleged violation of Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act for the registrations of clothianidin and thiamethozam neocotinoid insecticides.

The article reports on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) denial of a petition requesting emergency suspension of the insecticide clothianidin based on imminent hazard. The petition was filed in March 2012 by a group of beekeepers called Beyond Pesticides, Pesticide Action Network of North America, and others. According to the EPA, the petition fails to show the existence of an imminent hazard to bees from the use of clothianidin.

The article reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has denied the request emergency suspension of clothianidin, which was included in the petition filed by Beyond Pesticides, Pesticide Action Network of North America and other beekeeper groups. EPA explained that the denial of the petition came after the agency ruled that the petition failed to show imminent hazard caused by the pesticide to bees. A study on all neonicotinoid pesticides is still being conducted by EPA.

The article presents research results suggesting that thiamethoxam and clothianidin insecticides are among the causes of honeybee decline.

The article discusses a petition submitted by California commercial beekeepers and environmental organizations to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revoke the registration of clothianidin, a neonicotinoid used in cotton for control of thrips, aphids and cutworms. The insecticide is lethal to bees by weakening the immune system making bees susceptible to pathogens and leading to Colony Collapse Disorder. The petitioners include Beyond Pesticides and Pesticide Action Network.

The article discusses the impact of Clothianidin, a seed treatment of major crops to the bees and other pollinators in the U.S.

The article reports that the suspended use of a pesticide suspected to be linked to honey bee deaths is being requested by commercial beekeepers and environmental organizations via the filing of an emergency legal petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The pesticide mentioned in the legal petition is named clothianidin, suspected of harmful impacts on honey bees. Clothianidin was granted conditional registration by the EPA in 2003.

The article reports on a petition submitted by beekeepers and environmentalists to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to recommend the prohibition of neonicotinoid insecticide clothianidin.

The article discusses a study by Purdue University scientists on the possible role of neonicotinoid insecticides in the decline of honeybee populations. An analysis of dead bees in and around hives from several apiaries in Indiana disclosed the presence of the insecticide, which is mainly used to coat soybean and corn seeds before planting. Low levels of the insecticides clothianidin and theamethoxam were also found in soil on dandelion flowers and in corn pollen collected by the bees.

The article reports on the retarding move of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address issues involving the collapse of the honeybee colonies in 2006. It suspects that the collapse was caused by mites, fungi, viruses, and genetically modified organisms. It mentions that Bayer CropScience Ltd. introduce a clothianidin-free corn planting scheme to address the problem, and the EPA approved it on the condition that Bayer study its chronic effect.

The article focuses on the request being made by a group of environmentalists and beekeepers in the U.S. to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for removal of a insecticide causing Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) of honeybees. It informs that the group includes the Beekeeping Federation, and the National Honey Bee Advisory Board and mentions that they discovered the adverse affect of the insecticide clothianidin on the health of bees, following an EPA memo leaked by the web site Wikileaks.

The article reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was sued by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in discovering the causes of the killings of honeybees in the U.S. It states that an environmental action group in New York alleges that the EPA refuses to disclose a connection between pesticides and colony collapse disorder (CCD). It also notes that EPA has declined to comment on the matter other than releasing a fact sheet of clothianidin.

The article reports that according to researchers from the Purdue University, neonicotinoid insecticides including clothianidin and thiamethoxam used to coat corn and soybean seeds before planting is leading to population decline in honeybees, the pollinators of many food crops. Entomologist Christian Krupke, co-author of the findings, says that these insecticides are very toxic on bees.