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Pesticides

Periodic Graphics

Periodic Graphics: Insecticides and how they work

Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning discusses how some common types of insecticides kill pests.

by Andy Brunning, special to C&EN
September 26, 2022 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 100, Issue 34
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An infographic on insecticides. The left-hand column of the infographic explains how compounds can act as systemic insecticides (spread through the entire plant) or contact insecticides (on the surface of the plant). The remainder of the infographic highlights five key families of synthetic insecticides (organochlorines, organophosphates, carbamates, pyrethroids, and neonicotinoids) and how they work.


To download a pdf of this article, visit http://cenm.ag/insecticides.

References used to create this graphic:

Bloomquist, Jeffrey R. “Insecticides: Chemistries and Characteristics 2nd Edition.” In Radcliffe’s IPM World Textbook, edited by E. B. Radcliffe, W. D. Hutchison, and R. E. Cancelado. Saint Paul, MN: University of Minnesota. Accessed Sept. 18, 2022.

Casida, John E. “Pest Toxicology: The Primary Mechanisms of Pesticide Action.” Chem. Res. Toxicol. (2009). DOI: 10.1021/tx8004949.

US Environmental Protection Agency. “Insecticides.” Last modified May 10, 2022.

A collaboration between C&EN and Andy Brunning, author of the popular graphics blog Compound Interest

To see more of Brunning’s work, go to compoundchem.com. To see all of C&EN’s Periodic Graphics, visit http://cenm.ag/periodicgraphics.

 

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