Current status and future perspectives of the use of insect growth regulators for the control of stored product insects
Journal of Stored Products Research
Ishaaya, Isaac
Shaaya, Eli
Oberlander, H., Center for Medical, Agric. and Veterinary Entomology, ARS, USDA, Gainesville, FL 32604, United States
Silhacek, D.L., Center for Medical, Agric. and Veterinary Entomology, ARS, USDA, Gainesville, FL 32604, United States
Shaaya, E., Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel
Ishaaya, I., Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel
The control of stored product insects with insect growth regulators (IGRs) was heralded in the 1970s as a potentially valuable alternative to the use of traditional insecticides. Initially, the IGRs included compounds that mimicked the insects' own juvenile hormone. Subsequently, chitin synthesis inhibitors and ecdysteroid agonists have been added to the list of available IGRs. Extensive laboratory studies have been conducted on the physiological and biochemical effects of IGRs on stored product insects. However, there has been less emphasis on developing practical applications of these materials for stored product insects in the past decade. There is a new imperative to examine IGRs for the protection of stored products which results from no longer having some earlier control measures available, and particularly by the potential loss of the use of methyl bromide by the end of the century. Therefore, it is clear that a fresh evaluation of the potential role of IGRs for the protection of stored products from insect infestation must be made. This paper examines the new generations of IGRs and new approaches to the application and usage of these materials. This research provides some new perspectives on the potential utilization of IGRs for the protection of post-harvest commodities.
chitin synthesis inhibitor
Ecdysone agonist
juvenile hormone
Methoprene
Tebufenozide
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