Insect hormone activity of p-(1,5-dimethylhexyl)benzoic acid derivatives in Dysdercus species |
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Authors: | M Suchy K Slama F Sorum |
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Abstract: | Derivatives of p-(1,5-dimethylhexyl)benzoic acid are juvenile hormone analogs with selective action on the hemipteran insects of the family Pyrrhocoridae. Their juvenile hormone activity is constant on five species of Dysdercus; it is about ten times lower on Pyrrhocoris, and no activity has been detected on hemipterans of some other families. Absence of profound species-specific variations in the activity suggests that the most active compounds of this type can be used as selective pesticides against all species of Dysdercus. |
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