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. 2016 Feb 20;41(1):6–14. doi: 10.1584/jpestics.D15-056

Table 1. The properties of the 26 insecticides studied, including mode of action (MoA), registration criteria, SSD parameters (ln Mean, ln SD, and data number n), HC5 (with 90% confidence intervals), and HC50 (with 90% confidence intervals).

Insecticides MoA*1 Registration criteria (µg/L) Arthropods HC5 (µg/L) HC50 (µg/L)
ln Mean ln SD n
Fenobucarb 1A 1.9 4.04 1.81 22 2.9 (0.81–6.6) 57 (29–110)
Carbosulfan 1A 0.1*2 0.18 0.80 8 0.32 (0.093–0.56) 1.2 (0.70–2.0)
Benfuracarb 1A 0.99 1.79 1.06 5 1.1 (0.070–2.5) 6.0 (2.2–16)
Carbofuran 1A 0.94*2 3.50 1.84 9 1.6 (0.13–5.4) 33 (11–100)
Fenitrothion 1B 0.76*2 2.98 1.63 37 1.4 (0.59–2.4) 20 (13–31)
Fenthion 1B 0.13*2 2.49 2.06 31 0.41 (0.13–0.91) 12 (6.4–23)
Phenthoate 1B 0.077 1.60 1.88 11 0.22 (0.025–0.70) 4.9 (1.8–14)
Diazinon 1B 0.077 2.98 1.66 23 1.3 (0.41–2.7) 20 (11–36)
Fipronil 2B 19 1.29 2.17 21 0.10 (0.021–0.28) 3.6 (1.6–8.2)
Ethiprole 2B 690 5.17 2.65 5 2.3 (0.0026–20) 180 (14–2200)
Etofenprox 3A 0.67 0.35 1.71 10 0.085 (0.0098–0.25) 1.4 (0.53–3.8)
Silafluofen 3A 0.067 0.35 2.18 5 0.039 (0.00015–0.24) 1.4 (0.18–11)
Imidacloprid 4A 8500 3.58 2.59 16 0.51 (0.039–1.7) 36 (9.5–100)
Clothianidin 4A 4000*2 4.37 3.01 6 0.56 (0.0011–5.7) 79 (6.6–940)
Dinotefuran 4A 24000 8.00 4.06 7 3.8 (0.0030–71) 3000 (150–59000)
Thiacloprid 4A 840 7.01 3.96 8 1.6 (0.0037–25) 1100 (78–16000)
Thiamethoxam 4A 40000*2 7.68 3.47 7 7.1 (0.016–89) 2200 (170–28000)
Nitenpyram 4A 9900 7.39 2.88 5 14 (0.0090–150) 1600 (100–25000)
Spinosad 5 14.8*2 5.49 3.52 7 0.74 (0.0018–10) 240 (19–3200)
Pymetrozine 9B 9300 12.58 0.98 5 58000 (4700–130000) 290000 (110000–740000)
Cartap 14 1.0*2 5.78 2.85 13 3.0 (0.16–15) 320 (79–1300)
Thiocyclam 14 1.9 4.98 1.93 7 6.1 (0.21–25) 150 (35–600)
diflubenzuron 15 0.43 4.30 4.49 16 0.046 (0.00088–0.47) 74 (10–530)
Bupurofezin 16 80 6.39 0.72 5 180 (29–330) 590 (300–1200)
Tebufenozide 18 83 7.22 1.11 8 220 (40–470) 1400 (650–2900)
Chlorantraniliprole 28 2.9 4.83 1.90 11 5.5 (0.60–17) 130 (44–350)

*1 1A, 1B: Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors; 2B: GABA-gated chloride channel blockers; 3A: Sodium channel modulators; 4A: Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor competitive modulators; 5: Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor allosteric modulators; 9B: Modulators of chordotonal organs; 14: Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor channel blockers; 15: Inhibitors of chitin biosynthesis, type 0; 16: Inhibitors of chitin biosynthesis, type 1; 18: Ecdysone receptor agonists; and 28: Ryanodine receptor modulators. *2 Registration criteria are not yet developed, therefore calculated values based on the EC50 for D. magna divided by 10 (default uncertainty factor) are shown.