Spinetoram (marketed as Cheristin in its topical veterinary dosage-form) is an
insecticidal
Insecticides are substances used to kill insects. They include ovicides and larvicides used against insect eggs and larvae, respectively. Insecticides are used in agriculture, medicine, industry and by consumers. Insecticides are claimed t ...
mixture of two active neurotoxic constituents of ''
Saccharopolyspora spinosa
''Saccharopolyspora spinosa'' is a species of actinobacterium first isolated from soil in a rum still in an abandoned sugar mill on the Virgin Islands. It was discovered and described by researchers Mertz and Yao while collecting specimens to be ...
''. It is used to control pest insects in stored grain and on
domestic cats.
See also
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Spinosad
Spinosad is an insecticide based on chemical compounds found in the bacterial species '' Saccharopolyspora spinosa''. The genus ''Saccharopolyspora'' was discovered in 1985 in isolates from crushed sugarcane. The bacteria produce yellowish-pink ae ...
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Insecticides