Neonicotinoids (sometimes shortened to neonics ) are a class of neuro-active insecticides chemically similar to nicotine, developed by scientists at Shell and Bayer in the 1980s. Nicotine itself was used for centuries as an insecticide, until it was banned in the early 21st century.
Neonicotinoids (sometimes shortened to neonics ) are a class of neuro-active insecticides chemically similar to nicotine, developed by scientists at Shell and Bayer in the 1980s. Nicotine itself was used for centuries as an insecticide, until it was banned in the early 21st century.
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