title: Toxicology of newer insecticides in small animals.
abstract: In the broadest definition, a pesticide (from fly swatters to chemicals) is a substance used to eliminate a pest. Newer insecticides are much safer to the environment, humans and non target species. These insecticides are able to target physiologic differences between insects and mammals, resulting in greater mammalian safety. This article briefly reviews toxicity information of both older insecticides like organophosphates (OPs), carbamates, pyrethrins, and pyrethroids, as well as some newer insecticides.
authors.affiliation: ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, 1717 South Philo Road, Suite 6, Urbana, IL 61802, USA. tina.wismer@aspca.org
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wismer
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Means
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000835:Animals, Wild; D000931:Antidotes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000628:therapy*; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000628:therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / Q000662:veterinary*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000506:poisoning*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000931:Antidotes; D007306:Insecticides