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Fenoxycarb, a fairly new Insect Growth Regulato: review of its effects on insects
Author(s) -
GRENIER SIMON,
GRENIER ANNEMARIE
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1993.tb04042.x
Subject(s) - biology , insect , insect growth regulator , botany
Summary To reduce the impact of pesticides, new more selective chemicals need to be developed. Insect Growth Regulators such as Juvenile Hormone Analogues seem promising because of their specific mode of action on insects and their lower toxicity against Vertebrates than conventional insecticides. Nevertheless they remain toxic compounds. Fenoxycarb, a non neurotoxic carbamate shows a high JH activity, but also has other non JH specific effects. Effects of fenoxycarb on different pest and non‐target insects were reviewed from nearly 200 scientific papers dealing with this chemical used as insecticide.