Imidacloprid is a neonicotinoid insecticide with a broad spectrum of contact and ingestion activity against insects but with no activity against spider mites or nematodes. It is used against sucking insects (such as aphids, whiteflies, leaf-hoppers, thrips, scales, mealy bugs, psyllids, phylloxera), phytophagous coleoptera (such as Colorado beetles, rice water weevils, wireworms, beetle grubs, flea beetles), and various other pests (such as lepidopterous leaf-miners, some dipterous pests, termites, locusts and fleas). It is systemic in plants, has significant residual activity, and controls pests which are resistant to other classes of insecticide.
