Assessment of six benzyl-1,3-benzodioxole compounds for anti-juvenile hormone activity in Culex pipiens.

J Am Mosq Control Assoc

Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843.

Published: March 1987

Fourth instar larvae of Culex pipiens were exposed to six benzyl-1,3-benzodioxole derivatives to assess the effectiveness of these compounds as anti-juvenile hormone agents. Mortality ranging from between 18 and 99% was observed in larvae and early pupae but the surviving adults showed no clearly defined anti-juvenile hormone effects. Adult effects included a reduction in number of eggs developed and the presence of degenerating eggs 4 days after the blood meal.

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