Assessment of six benzyl-1,3-benzodioxole compounds for anti-juvenile hormone activity in Culex pipiens
Readio, J.; Meola, R.; Jurd, L.
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 3(1): 15-19
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 8756-971X PMID: 3504890 Document Number: 298393
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.