Can anyone name this one time insecticide; C10,H14,N2?

Rowena8482

C10H14N2 is nicotine, not sure about the insecticide bit though... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotine Apparently it's a neurotoxin to insects, and an antiherbivoral. Oct 20 07, 4:59 PM

queproblema

We have used nicotine smoke bombs against aphids in our greenhouses. It's the first question on this page, although you have to scroll down a bit to find the nicotine part. http://www.2bseeds.com/askgardener.shtml Oct 20 07, 5:14 PM

deadlydalton

You lot are far too clever. Heres the snippet about insecticide. "It functions as an antiherbivore chemical, being a potent neurotoxin with particular specificity to insects; therefore nicotine was widely used as an insecticide in the past, and currently nicotine derivatives such as imidacloprid continue to be widely used". Oct 20 07, 5:22 PM

Baloo55th

I was rather intrigued by a sentence in Rowena's site: "A study found that nicotine exposure in adolescent mice retards the growth of the dopamine system, thus increasing the risk of substance abuse during adulthood." Are mice really prone to substance abuse in adult life? Oct 20 07, 5:25 PM

MonkeyOnALeash

It is a neurotoxin to humans as well. It just takes a bit more to get the job done!! http://www.prn2.usm.my/mainsite/bulletin/1995/prn2.html Oct 23 07, 6:52 AM