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Two controversial active substances of insecticides have received an EU authorisation in 2015: sulfoxaflor and flupyradifurone. These insecticides have been presented by their producers as belonging to new chemical groups, namely sulfoximines and butenolides as to avoid classification as neonicotinoids. This assumption is not validated by facts and science, as detailed in this factsheet.
Neonicotinoids currently have a bad reputation worldwide, due to their toxicity to pollinators. Four substances (3 neonicotinoids and one phenylpyrazole) have been partially banned in 2013 due to this toxicity. This might be the reason why sulfoxaflor and flupyradifurone producers created new classes of insecticides…