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New insecticides with ecdysteroidal and juvenile hormone activity

Dhadialla, Tarlochan S., Carlson, Glenn R., Le, Dat P.·1998·Annual Review of Entomology

Abstract

Agrochemical research over the last two decades has resulted in the discovery of chemically novel insecticides that mimic the action of the two insect growth and developmental hormones, the steroidal 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) and the sesquiterpenoid juvenile hormone (JH). Bisacylhydrazines are non-steroidal agonists of 20E and exhibit their insecticidal activity via interaction with the ecdysteroid receptor proteins. Interestingly, two of the bisacylhydrazine (tebufenozide and RH-2485) insecticides are very selectively toxic to lepidopteran pests. These insecticides are safe to beneficial insects and have a benign ecotoxicological profile. Aromatic non-terpenoidal insecticides (fenoxycarb and pyriproxyfen) mimic the action of JHs. However, like the JHs, their exact mode of action is not well understood. These insecticides are toxic to a broad spectrum of insects during their embryonic, last larval, or reproductive stages. The insecticidal, ecotoxicological properties and the mode of action of the two groups of insecticides are reviewed in this article.

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  • One alternative strategy that has been successfully commercially developed is the use of non-steroidal ecdysteroid analogues as insecticidal compounds (bisacylhydrazines), since these chemicals are easy to synthesise, non-polar and resistant to metabolism.

    “One alternative strategy that has been successfully commercially developed is the use of non-steroidal ecdysteroid analogues as insecticidal compounds (bisacylhydrazines; [90]) since these chemicals are easy to synthesise, non-polar and resistant to metabolism.”

    From Ecdysteroids (2021) · cites this paper as [90]

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Authors
Dhadialla, T. S., Carlson, G. R., & Le, D. P.
Affiliations
Insecticide Research Laboratories, Rohm and Haas Company, 727 Norristown Road, Spring House, Pennsylvania 19477;
Venue
Annual Review of Entomology
Published
1998-01
Volume
43
Issue
1
Pages
545-569
ISSN
  • 0066-4170 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-4487
OpenAlex
W2149662691
Cited by
912
References
131
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Annual Review of Entomology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
Keywords
insect growth regulators, ecdysteroid agonists, juvenile hormone agonists, tebufenozide, fenoxycarb, pyriproxyfen, 20-hydroxyecdysone, ecdysteroid receptor, insecticide mode of action, ecotoxicology, lepidopteran pests
MeSH terms
Animals, Forecasting, Hydrazines, Insecticides, Insecta, Juvenile Hormones, Steroids, Molecular Structure, Molecular Mimicry, Ecdysteroids

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