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Spinosad Research Paper
To some of you, it might be a tricky question, but to those of you who have experienced some harmful effects of Spinosad, it may not be so much of a tricky question. Spinosad, also known as Comfortis, is a flea medicine that has been killing beloved fur babies and close companions for a long time. In 1999, Spinosad was introduced as an insect control product for use on crops. Now, why would people use that on their close companions you may ask? Well that is a good question considering there have been over 500 cases of this pill killing the animal it was giving to. Comfortis is a member of spinosyns and in the class of insecticides. Some of the side effects of comfortis are horrendous and fatal. A few of them are lethargy (sluggish or apathetic), …show more content…
Some believe it is made from organic substances because it derived from the natural occurring bacterium. Well not all natural substances are safe for human, or in this case, animal consumption. Take poison berries for example, they are natural, but they are not for human consumption because they will kill you. Same for animals, not everything in this pill is made for animals. And you may be wondering what is in this pill that is so harmful, well here are the ingredients: Spinosyn A and spinosyn D have the chemical compositions 2 - [(6 - deoxy - 2,3,4 - tri - O - methyl - α - L - mannopyranosyl)oxy] - 13 - [[5 - dimethylamino) - tetrahydro - 6 - methyl - 2H - pyran - 2 - yl]oxy] - 9 - ethyl - 2,3,3a,5a,5b,6,9,10,11, 12,13,14,16a,16b-tetradecahydro-14-methyl-1H-as-Indaceno[3,2-d]oxacyclododecin-7, 15-dione and 2 - [(6 - deoxy - 2,3,4 - tri - O - methyl - α - L - mannopyranosyl)oxy] - 13 - [[5 - dimethylamino) - tetrahydro - 6 - methyl - 2H - pyran - 2 - yl] oxy] - 9 - ethyl - 2,3,3a,5a,5b,6,9,10,11,12,13,14,16a,16b - tetradecahydro - 4,14 - dimethyl - 1H - as - Indaceno[3,2 - d] oxacyclododecin-7,15-dione,

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