Erratum to: Ecotoxicology DOI 10.1007/s10646-012-0863-x

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Within the different insecticide classes, the neonicotinoid insecticides, which include imidacloprid, acetamiprid, clothianidin, thiamethoxam, thiacloprid, dinotefuran and nitenpyram, are an important group of neurotoxins specifically acting as agonists of the insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) (Matsuda et al. Trends Pharmacol Sci 22:573–580, 2001; Elbert et al. Pest Manag Sci 64:1099–1105, 2008).