Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: (1E)-N-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-N-ethyl-N'-methyl-2-nitro-1,1-ethenediamine
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C11H15ClN4O2
Formula Weight: 270,7
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 150824-47-8
Notes: Nitenpyram is a neonicotinoid insecticide.{26995} It is an antagonist of housefly neuronal-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs; IC50 = 2 nM for housefly head homogenates).{47168} Nitenpyram induces mortality in brown planthopper (N. lugens) larvae when used at a concentration of 0.5 ppm.{66471} Orally administered nitenpyram (11.4, 11.4, and 57 mg/animal, respectively) eliminates live adult fleas on cats, small dogs, and large dogs after six hours of treatment.{66472} It also reduces the number of aphids, ladybugs, ladybug larvae, lacewings, and syrphid larvae on adult cotton plants when applied to cotton seeds at a concentration of 4 g/kg of seeds.{66473} Formulations containing nitenpyram have been used in the control of fleas and ticks on companion animals.