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. 2018 Apr 3;27(7):764–771. doi: 10.1007/s10646-018-1922-8

Table 4.

Literature review on the toxicity of imidacloprid and thiamethoxam (both pure and formulation) to the survival and reproduction of Folsomia candida

Neonicotinoid LC50 (mg a.s./kg) EC50 (mg a.s./kg) Type of soil Reference
Gaucho FS® (60% a.s.)–Imidacloprid 20.96a (*) TAS# (fine sand > 50%; kaolinite clay and powdered coconut husk (7:2:1) Alves et al. 2014
Cruiser FS® (35% a.s.)– Thiamethoxam >1.000a (*) TAS (fine sand > 50%; kaolinite clay and powdered coconut husk (7:2:1) Alves et al. 2014
Confidor WS® (75% a.s.)–Imidacloprid 0.11 0.15 ISO (sphagnunm peat, kaolin clay, quartz sand) Idinger 2002
Imidacloprid (99% a.s.) 0.86 0.26 sphagnum peat (10%), kaolinite clay (20%), quartz sand (70%) Reynolds 2008
Imidacloprid (99% a.s.) 0.44 0.29 Lufa 2.2 soil (1.5% organic carbon, pH in 0.01 M CaCl2, WHC of 43.5% of its dry weight) van Gestel et al. 2017
Imidacloprid (99% a.s.) 0.47 0.26 Lufa 2.2 soil (1.5% organic carbon, pH in 0.01 M CaCl2, WHC of 43.5% of its dry weight) de Lima e Silva et al. 2017

*not available

a14 days exposure; # Tropical Artificial Soil