• The Bimonthly Magazine for Agrochemicals and Plant Protection
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.26-34
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• 1987

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.61 no.1
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• pp.101-108
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• 2022

Because of their specificity to target insects and relatively low toxicity to non-target organisms, insect growth regulators (IGRs) have been regarded as attractive alternatives to chemical insecticides. Commercially available IGRs are classified into juvenile hormone agonists (JHAs), ecdysone agonists (EAs), and chitin synthesis inhibitors (CSIs) according to their mode of action. Recently, JH-mediated interaction of methoprene-tolerant (Met), which is JH receptor, and its binding partners have been replicated in vitro using yeast cells transformed with the Met and FISC/CYC genes of A. aegypti. Using this in vitro yeast two-hybrid β-galactosidase assay, juvenile hormone antagonists (JHANs) have been identified from various sources including chemical libraries, plants, and microorganisms. As juvenile hormone (JH) is an insect specific hormone and regulates development, reproduction, diapause and other physiological processes, JHANs fatally disrupt the endocrine signals, which result in abnormal development and larval death. These results suggested that JHANs could be efficiently applied as IGR insecticides with a broad insecticidal spectrum. This review discuses JH signaling pathway mediated by Met and future prospects of JHANs as environmentally benign IGR insecticides.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.8
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• pp.11-18
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• 1969

식물 생장 조절제로서 phthalamic acid와 그 유도체를 사용하여 추락답을 개량하기 위한 예비 시험을 실시하여 다음과 같을 결과를 얻었다. 1) 아래 7종의 phthalamic acid 및 그 유도체를 합성 또는 정제하여 공시약제로 하였으며 합성품의 수율은 $87-92\%$였다. (표 1) A. Phthalamic acid B. Phthalanilic acid C. N- (o-Chlorophenly)-phthalamic acid D. N-(p-Chlorophenyl)-phthalamic acid E. N- (3,4-Dichlorophenyl)-phthalamic acid F. Sodium-N- (m-tolyl)-phthalamate (Duraset) G. Sodium-N-(1-naphthyl)-phthalamate (Alanap) 2) Wheat straight growth test에서 공시약제는 10ppm 및 20ppm의 농도에서 Control보다 월등한 생장 촉진효과를 보였으며 특히 흥미있는 것은 phthalamic acid 유도체가 phthalamic acid 자체보다 더 좋은 효과를 보였다. (표4, 그림 1) 3) 수도 종자의 발아 시험 결과 초장은 phthalamic acid 유도체가 적시 phthalamic acid 자체보다 좋았으며 기중 Alanap. 3,4-dichlorophenyl phthalamic acid 및 Duraset가 가장 좋았으나 10-100ppm 범위내의 농도에 거의 영향없었다. (표 5) 근의 생육은 일반적으로 약제의 종류에 따라 상이할 뿐 아니라 초장의 생육보다 더욱 약제에 민감하였다. 근장은 phthalamic acid, phthalanilic acid, (p-chlorophenyl)phthalamic acid, 3,4-dichlorophenyl phthalamic acid가 Control 보다 약간 좋은 효과를 보였고, Alanap은 매우 불량하였다. (표 6) 근수는 (p-chlorohhenyl) phthalamic acid만 Control에 비해 우수하였고 나머지 약제는 대체로 근수를 감소시키거나 Control과 비슷한 효과를 보였다. (표 7) 또한 농도가 증가함에 따라 근수는 감소하였으며, Alanap, (o-chlorophenyl) phthalamic acid는 근단에 심한 약해가 일어났다. 4) 전근시험에서 근수는 공시약제에 의하여 증가되었으나 50-200ppm의 농도에서 별 영향이 없었다.(표 8, 그림 2) 근장은 농도가 증가함에 따라 감소되는 영향이었으나 공시약제에는 상이한 효과를 보였다. 5) 이상 결과에서 p-chlorophenyl phthalamic acid 및 3,4-dichlorophenyl phthalamic acid가 수도용 식물생장조절제로서 실용적 개발의 가능성을 보였다.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.47 no.1
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• pp.45-50
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• 2008

For the development of friendly environmental control of the beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua that is too hard to control in the field, 25 insecticides were chosen from 58 registered to the beet armyworm, and bioassayed. There are 12 insecticides with neurotoxical activities, 10 with insect growth regulators and 3 Bacillus thuringiensis products. Among 12 insecticides with neurotoxical activities, mortality of S. exigua was 100% with emamectin benzoate (EC) and indoxacarb (WP) within 3 and 5 days after application, respectively. Otherwise, WG and SC of indoxacarb, Indoxacarb + etofenprox (WP) and pyridalyl (EW) were showed up to 91 %. Methoxyfenozide + spinosad (SC) was better than any other insect growth regulator as 100% mortality within 3 days after application. And methoxyfenozide (WP), tebufenozide (WP) and methoxyfenozide (SC) were 92% by 5 days. However, 3 kinds of B. thuringiensis products were showed under 35% mortality within 5 days from first spray.

• The Korean Journal of Pesticide Science
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.164-170
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• 2007

The concept of innate immunity in insects which refers to the first line of host defense constitutes the humoral and cellular components which are involved in recognition and actively participate in the elimination of the intruding foreign micro- or macro-organisms. Several recent studies suggest that juvenile hormone (JH) modulates the cellular immune reactions in response to pathogen. In this study, pyriproxyfen (a JH agonist as an insect growth regulator) was tested in its any inhibitory effect on the immune reactions of the beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua. To this end, five different hemocyte morphotypes of final instar S. exigua were identified by phase contrast microscopy. Plasmatocytes and granular cells, which constitute about 90% of the total hemocyte count, were prominently distinguished based on their basophilic/acidophilic nature using Giemsa stain. The role of pyriproxyfen on the functional ability of hemocytes was analyzed using FITC-labeled Providencia vermicola for the phagocytic potential of the hemocytes. Both granular cells and plasmatocytes exhibited phagocytosis behavior. Pyriproxyfen significantly inhibited the phagocytosis of both cell types, proposing its novel action as an immunosuppressant.