Acetamiprid is a neonicotinoid insecticide with contact and stomach action against a range of
Hemiptera, Thysanoptera and Lepidoptera plant pests, acting as an agonist of the nicotinic
acetylcholine receptor in the insect central nervous system. It exhibits translaminar activity in plants
and is authorised for use in North and South Americas, Europe and in a number of countries in Asia
and the Pacific.
