Insecticidal activity of N-arylalkylbenzhydrolpiperidines

Benzhydrolpiperidine (BZP) insecticides represent a novel class of chemistry. Their specificity and efficacy as well as their low mammalian toxicity give them excellent potential for commercialization. Several N-arylalkylbenzhydrolpiperidines were tested for activity against a variety of insects in the laboratory and greenhouse. These tests were used to select compounds for field trials and determine rates of application for field tests. The BZP compounds have good activity against Lepidoptera, with modest Coleoptera activity. They are toxic by oral administration and have about 100-fold lower activity by topical exposure. A methyl carbamate BZP, F4265, was the most active compound, with LC50 values of 6 mg litre(-1) or less for most Lepidopteran species tested. F4265 was active in a variety of field trials at 112-224gAI ha(-1). Whole-plant testing methods conducted in the greenhouse were effective in determining field test rates.     

Insecticidal activity of new fluorinated pyrethroids and their stability toward chemical oxidation and photoreaction

The insecticidal activity of several new fluorinated pyrethroids was measured using houseflies untreated and treated with piperonyl butoxide (PB). 10, 10-Difluorophenothrin and 10, 10-difluoroallethrin, which include fluorine atoms at a position most easily attacked by mixed function oxidases (mfo) in the acid moiety, showed smaller topical LD₅₀ values on the PB-untreated flies than the parent insecticides but rather large values on the PB-treated flies, suggesting that the introduction of fluorine prevents metabolic oxidation, although it has a negative effect on the interaction with a target site. Monofluorinated analogues of phenothrin, in which the structure of chrysanthemic acid was rearranged, still had moderate insecticidal activity, but flies were scarcely killed by 7 fluoroallethrin into which fluorine was introduced at a position most easily oxidized by mfo in the alcohol moiety. Competitive oxidation of the fluorinated derivatives and the parent compounds showed that fluorine at both the 10- and 7′-positions stabilizes the alkenyl side-chains of the pyrethroids against selenium dioxide and m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid. Photochemical studies with 10, 10-difluorophenothrin indicated that the photo-instability of the cyclopropanecarboxylic part could not be improved by this modification.     

3种农药对莲藕莲缢管蚜的杀虫活性和安全性

为筛选防治莲藕莲缢管蚜的理想药剂,比较研究了吡虫啉、啶虫脒、吡蚜酮的杀虫活性、田间防效、作物安全性和残留。结果表明,啶虫脒对莲缢管蚜3日龄蚜虫的LC50为0.09mg/L,毒力显著高于吡虫啉和吡蚜酮(LC50值分别为0.26mg/L和1.0mg/L)。湖南、湖北、浙江、福建和山东田间试验结果表明,吡虫啉、啶虫脒和吡蚜酮在15g/hm2以上有效使用剂量时,药后7d对莲藕莲缢管蚜的防治效果均在90%以上。10%吡虫啉可湿性粉剂、5%啶虫脒乳油、25%吡蚜酮可湿性粉剂在稀释250倍及以下剂量时拌种或茎叶喷雾对莲藕植株生长均无药害。残留试验结果表明,吡虫啉在莲叶上的半衰期为2.5~5.9d;啶虫脒在莲叶上的半衰期为7.4~9.5d;吡蚜酮在莲叶上的半衰期为0.8~1.3d。吡虫啉、啶虫脒和吡蚜酮防治莲藕莲缢管蚜安全、高效。     

Insecticidal activity of certain benzodioxolyl carbamates

A series of benzodioxolyl carbamates has been prepared and evaluated in the laboratory for insecticidal activity against a range of ten species. The results indicated that this was optimal with the 4-benzodioxolyl carbamates with a 2,2-dialkyl substitution. The most promising of these on the basis of cost-effectiveness was 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl methylcarbamate, bendiocarb, which is being developed commercially for the control of household pests.     

新化合物天维菌素的杀虫杀螨活性

为明确天维菌素(tenvermectin)的杀虫杀螨活性,分别测定了其对小菜蛾Plutellaxylostella (药膜法)、粘虫Mythimna separate Walker (小叶碟添加法)、棉铃虫Helicoverpaarmigera Hübner (饲料混药法)、松材线虫Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (浸渍法)和朱砂叶螨Tetranychus cinnabarinus (叶片浸渍法和玻片浸渍法)的室内毒力,并采用叶碟喷雾法测定了其对朱砂叶螨的盆栽药效。结果表明:天维菌素对鳞翅目害虫小菜蛾、粘虫和棉铃虫的LC50值分别为22.21、19.66和22.09 mg/L,对松材线虫的LC50值为1.94 mg/L,毒力显著高于米尔贝霉素(P50值分别为0.0051和0.0089 mg/L。盆栽试验结果表明:0.2 mg/L的天维菌素药后5 d对朱砂叶螨的防效最高,达97.42%;药后7 d,尽管天维菌素与阿维菌素的防治效果均有所下降,但天维菌素不同浓度(0.0125~0.2 mg/L)处理防效仍保持在80.23%~91.96%之间。研究表明,天维菌素对供试的有害生物均具有较高活性,具有研究开发潜力。     

香豆素肟酯衍生物的合成及抑菌活性

为发现具有高抑菌活性的肟酯类化合物, 结合本课题组前期研究, 设计并合成了18个新型香豆素肟酯衍生物, 并对抑菌活性及构效关系进行了研究。离体生物活性测定结果表明, 目标化合物在50 μg/mL下对番茄灰霉病菌、苹果树腐烂病菌和水稻纹枯病菌均表现出一定的抑制活性, 其中化合物 4n 对番茄灰霉病菌和水稻纹枯病菌的EC₅₀值分别为4.44 μg/mL和3.65 μg/mL,表现出比香豆素和肟菌酯更优或相似的活性。     

Insecticidal activity of the enantiomers of fipronil

The two enantiomers of the insecticide fipronil were made by preparative HPLC. The insecticidal activities of the racemic mixture and the two enantiomers against selected agricultural or household pests (cotton stainer, Dysdercus cingulatus F; grain weevil, Sitophilus granarius L and house fly, Musca domestica L) were determined. There was no significant difference in acute or residual activity between the racemic mixture and the enantiomers of fipronil, indicating that there is no preferred chiral form of the compound in these key species of important insects. This observation clearly suggests that there is no major scope for marketing the insecticide in a one-enantiomer form.     

Insecticidal activity of some tenuazonic acid analogues

A series of analogues of the larvicide tenuazonic acid [3-acetyl-5-(l-methylpropyl)-pyrrolidine-2,4-dione] was prepared in an attempt to increase its activity and breadth of spectrum. Substitution brought about some changes in specificity, the greatest improvement being obtained with chlorophenyl substituents.     

Insecticidal activity of menthol derivatives against mosquitoes

BACKGROUND: The insecticidal activity of essential oil of Mentha piperita L. emend. Huds. against local mosquitoes as disease vectors was recognized and found to be due to the presence of menthol, which is the major aroma compound of the oil. The minor compounds of the oil, i.e. menthone, beta-caryophyllene, menthyl acetate, limonene, alpha-pinene and pulegone, showed either less or no activity against the mosquitoes tested. L-Menthol derivatives were synthesized and their knockdown effect and mortality were evaluated against local mosquitoes of Culex quinquefasciatus Say, Aedes aegypti L. and Anopheles tessellatus Theobald as disease vectors. This is the first report of mosquitocidal activity of menthol and its derivatives against Cx. quinquefasciatus, Ae. aegypti and An. tessellatus. RESULTS: Derivative synthesis followed by structure-activity relationship studies identified several derivatives, i.e. menthyl chloroacetate, menthyl dichloroacetate, menthyl cinnamate, menthone glyceryl acetal, thymol, alpha-terpineol and mugetanol, with enhanced mosquitocidal activity against Cx. quinquefasciatus, Ae. aegypti and An. tessellatus relative to the parent compound L-menthone. CONCLUSION: In ester derivatives of L-menthol the optimum activity is dependent on the size and shape of the ester group and the presence of chlorine atoms in the ester group. In structurally related derivatives of L-menthol the optimum activity is dependent on the aromaticity, the degree of unsaturation, the position of the hydroxy group and the type of functional group.     

Insecticidal and fungicidal activity of new synthesized chitosan derivatives

Chitosan, the N-deacetylated derivative of chitin, is a potential biopolysaccharide owing to its specific structure and properties. In this paper, we report on the synthesis of 24 new chitosan derivatives, N-alkyl chitosans (NAC) and N-benzyl chitosans (NBC), that are soluble in dilute aqueous acetic acid. The different derivatives were synthesized by reductive amination and analyzed by 1H NMR spectroscopy. A high degree of substitution (DS) was obtained with N-(butyl)chitosan (DS 0.36) at a 1:1 mole ratio for NAC derivatives and N-(2,4-dichlorobenzyl)chitosan (DS 0.52) for NBC derivatives. Their insecticidal and fungicidal activities were tested against larvae of the cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), the grey mould Botrytis cinerea Pers (Leotiales: Sclerotiniaceae) and the rice leaf blast Pyricularia grisea Cavara (Teleomorph: Magnaporthe grisea (Hebert) Barr). The oral feeding bioassay indicated that all the derivatives had significant insecticidal activity at 5 g kg(-1) in artificial diet. The most active was N-(2-chloro-6-fluorobenzyl)chitosan, which caused 100% mortality at 0.625 g kg(-1), with an estimated LC50 of 0.32 g kg(-1). Treated larvae ceased feeding after 2-3 days; the mechanism of action remains unknown. In a radial hyphal growth bioassay with both plant pathogens, all derivatives showed a higher fungicidal action than chitosan. N-Dodecylchitosan, N-(p-isopropylbenzyl)chitosan and N-(2,6-dichlorobenzyl)chitosan were the most active against B cinerea, with EC50 values of 0.57, 0.57 and 0.52 g litre(-1), respectively. Against P grisea, N-(m-nitrobenzyl)chitosan was the most active, with 77% inhibition at 5 g litre(-1). The effect of different substitutions is discussed in relation to insecticidal and fungicidal activity.     

Insecticidal activity and microsomal metabolism of biooxidizable lindane analogs

The insecticidal activity of lindane analogs, in which some chlorine atoms were replaced by other groups susceptible to microsomal oxidative metabolism, was determined against mosquitos, house flies, and German cockroaches. When tested with a synergist, piperonyl butoxide, one of the methylthio analogs was as active as lindane, whereas several others were also highly active. By examining the ratio of synergized and unsynergized LD₅₀ values (synergistic ratio value), the highly insecticidal methylthio, methoxy, and methyl analogs appear to undergo metabolic detoxication effectively in house flies. By means of in vitro metabolism experiments using microsomal fraction from house fly abdomen, the methoxy, ethoxy, and methylthio analogs were shown to be metabolized rapidly at similar rates. The synergized insecticidal activities of these compounds against various insect species relate linearly with each other, suggesting that the oxidative degradation is inhibited by the synergist to a similar extent and that the transport process to the site of action is not a limiting factor in determining the relative insecticidal activity.     

Insecticidal activity of 3-isoxazolyl methanesulfonates and related compounds

Various methanesulfonates, notably of 3-isoxazolols, exhibit interesting insecticidal activity, especially against Musca domestica and Locusta migratoria. Although the symptoms of poisoning are very similar to those caused by parathion, no correlation between in-vitro inhibition of acetylcholinesterase and insecticidal activity was observed. This is also true for several methanesulfonates of hydroxy-heterocycles and phenols included in this study for comparison.     

牵牛子萃取物的杀虫活性研究

以小菜蛾为试虫,对牵牛子甲醇提取物的4种萃取物的杀虫活性进行了研究。结果表明,正丁醇萃取物的杀虫活性最为显著,对小菜蛾3龄幼虫有很强的拒食和触杀作用,48 h内试虫完全不取食新鲜带毒甘蓝叶片,测得拒食中浓度AFC50为1.747 3 g/L,触杀致死中量LD50为0.017 40 mg/头。试验表明,正丁醇萃取物还同时对小菜蛾3龄幼虫具有一定的生长发育抑制作用,1 d和2 d后的生长发育抑制率分别为39.51%和55.38%,化蛹率为14%,与对照均有显著差异;牵牛子其他萃取物也表现出一定的杀虫活性。     

洱源丛枝瑚杀虫活性成分研究

洱源丛枝瑚(Ramaria eryuanensis)石油醚萃取物经过柱层析得到单体化合物B8,该化合物对小菜蛾3龄幼虫72 h的LC50为3.375 7 mg/mL。经FAB-MS、1HNMR、13CNMR及DEPT等波谱鉴定,并与文献值对照,确定其为麦角甾-7,22-二烯-3β,5α,6β-三醇。     

Insecticidal activity of the pyrethrins and related compounds. VII. Insecticidal dihalovinyl analogues of cis and trans chrysanthemates

Eighteen esters of resolved cis- and trans-3-(2,2-difluoro, -dichloro or -dibromovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acids with 5-benzyl-3-furylmethyl, 3-phenoxybenzyl and α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl alcohols were prepared and evaluated for insecticidal activity against Musca domestica L. and Phaedon cochleariae Fab. Chlorine and bromine substituted esters are more active, in general, than those with fluorine, and in the most active esters, the cis isomer is more effective than the trans.     

昆虫病原线虫共生菌BP品系杀虫毒素基因xptA2的杀虫活性分析

为进一步研究嗜线虫致病杆菌Xenorhabdus nematophila杀虫毒素基因簇中各基因的功能,从BP品系的粘粒文库中筛选出一个粘粒克隆XnBP83包含全部的xpt基因,对该粘粒克隆进一步亚克隆得到一个亚克隆菌株Sub9.0,只有一个xpt基因xptA2.以Sub9.0为研究对象,对xptA2的功能作了进一步研究.结果表明,xptA2基因的表达产物与其它xpt基因的表达产物物理混合后无明显增效作用,而将xptA2转入缺失xptA2的粘粒克隆XnBP6和XnBP203后,也同样无明显增效作用.对xptA2的序列分析发现,BP品系的xptA2预测氨基酸序列与已发表序列相比明显存在2个变异区.进一步BLAST分析发现,这2个变异区同昆虫病原线虫共生菌中与口服毒性有关的杀虫毒素蛋白具有同源性.     

Insecticidal activity and mode of action of 2,4‐diaminopyrimidines

Three 2,4‐diaminopyrimidines were tested against several insect species. They were active against lepidopteran pests with LC₅₀ values <3 mg liter⁻¹ for most species tested. They were also active against two‐spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, (LC₅₀ 10–40 mg liter⁻¹). Folinate, but not hypoxanthine or thymidine was found to be an effective rescue agent, requiring a concentration of 100 mg liter⁻¹ diet to rescue half of the intoxicated larvae. The results confirm dihydrofolate reductase to be the site of action for these insecticides and are consistent with the mode of action of folinate rescue in mammals. © 2000 Society of Chemical Industry     

华北白前生物碱对小菜蛾生物活性的研究

为明确华北白前生物碱对重要的鳞翅目害虫小菜蛾的生物活性,采用点滴法和叶碟饲喂法测定了从华北白前中提取的生物碱对小菜蛾的触杀、胃毒和生长调节作用。结果表明,白前生物碱浓度大于500 mg/kg时,对3龄小菜蛾幼虫触杀的死亡率达23.33%。叶碟饲喂小菜蛾结果显示,10 d内,白前浓度50mg/kg时无幼虫死亡,12 d后各浓度均表现出胃毒作用,但是死亡率不显著,500 mg/kg浓度的死亡率仅为30%;各处理小菜蛾幼虫的生长发育缓慢,体重均较对照低,幼虫生长受到显著抑制,抑制程度随生物碱浓度的增加而增加,药后12 d时生物碱对小菜蛾幼虫生长的抑制率在11.78%~92.20%之间。     

Insecticidal activity of glufosinate through glutamine depletion in a caterpillar

The herbicide glufosinate‐ammonium (GLA) is a competitive inhibitor of glutamine synthetase (GS), an enzyme converting glutamate to glutamine in both plants and animals. Because GS is essential for ammonia detoxification in plants, GLA treatment disrupts photorespiration by causing a build‐up of ammonia and a loss of glutamine in plant tissues. This study reports that GLA applied to leaf surfaces is also toxic to 5th‐instar caterpillars of the skipper butterfly Calpodes ethlius (LD₅₀ = 400 mg kg⁻¹). After ingesting GLA, caterpillars stopped feeding and became dehydrated through a loss of rectal function. Caterpillars showed symptoms of neurotoxicity, such as proleg tremors, body convulsions and complete paralysis before death. Incubation of several tissues isolated from normal feeding‐stage caterpillars with the GS substrates glutamate and ammonium showed that GLA inhibited GS activity in vitro. Within 24 h of ingesting GLA, caterpillars had a greatly reduced glutamine content and the ammonium ion levels had more than doubled. Injection of ammonium chloride into non‐GLA‐treated caterpillars had no deleterious effect, suggesting that glutamine depletion, and not a rise in body ammonium, was the primary cause of GLA toxicity following GS inhibition. This was supported by the observation that the onset of the symptoms of GLA poisoning could be postponed by giving GLA‐fed caterpillars several subsequent daily injections of glutamine. The effective GLA dose fed to 5th‐instar caterpillars in this study was comparable to the amount that might realistically be acquired from feeding on GLA‐treated crops. © 2001 Society of Chemical Industry     

半夏和苦楝汁液对菜青虫杀虫活性的研究初报

用三龄菜青虫对半夏块茎和苦楝叶、果的汁液进行了室内杀虫活性的测定。结果表明,半夏对菜青虫的胃毒作用较强,72h的校正死亡率达75.8%,而触杀作用为38.6%;室内防治效果也较高,校正死亡率可达82.3%。表明半夏具有开发应用的潜力。