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'''Neonicotinoids - Imidacloprid, Nitenpyram'''

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* These are mainly used for pest control in crop protection schemes. The above two drugs though are both currently used for flea control.

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* They work by stimulating and then blocking post-synaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors which leads to paralysis and death.

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