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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Farms, Agricultural Production Systems > disease and pest management > pest management > pesticides > insecticides > neonicotinoid insecticides
Preferred Term:

neonicotinoid insecticides

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.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
insecticides
Narrower Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • nicotinoids
  • nicotinoid insecticides
  • neonicotinoids
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/132372
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RDF/XMLCreated 2009-10-16, last modified 2020-07-06
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