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- noun A
juvenile hormone analogue that acts as agrowth regulator , sometimes used as aninsecticide .
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Application of current JHAs such as methoprene will probably be restricted to storage situations where Sitophilus spp. are not important.
Chapter 7 1994
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Group and closely related methohexital van den methoprene rooms.
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Tests have also proven a potential use of methoprene in combination with an organophosphorus compound.
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A potential exists, however, for the application of methoprene against Cigarette beetles or organophosphorus resistant strains of Rhyzopertha dominica and Oryzaephilus surinamensis.
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Common growth regulators and juvenile hormone analoga include methoprene, fenoxycarb and diflubenzuron.
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Sandoz market a formulation of methoprene, called Diacon, for use in controlling stored product pests including Lasioderma serricorne,
Chapter 7 1994
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The efficacy of MV-678 was compared with that of diflubenzuron, triflumuron and methoprene (Mien and Mulla, 1982a).
Chapter 7 1994
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Edwards et al. (1988) studied methoprene metabolism in pupae of a susceptible strain of Tribolium castaneum.
Chapter 7 1994
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The possibility of resistance, or cross-resistance, to synthetic JH1, methoprene and hydroprene, has been indicated in insecticide-resistant strains of Tribolium castaneum.
Chapter 7 1994
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The effectiveness of methoprene against most stored product pests, and its stability in stores, led to the development by the Zoecon Corporation of the KABAT Tobacco Protector, in which methoprene is applied at 10 mg/kg to control Ephestia elutella and Lasioderma serricorne.
Chapter 7 1994
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