Phytochemical defenses targeting insect behavior

Insect transmitted diseases are responsible for over 1 million deaths annually and cause morbidity in millions more. Personal repellents are the first line of defense against biting insects. However, the safety of certain synthetic repellents has been called into question and research pursuing alter...

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Published in:Acta botanica gallica 1997, Vol.144 (4), p.383-390
Main Author: Bowers, W.S. (University of Arizona, Tucson (Etats Unis). Department of Entomology, Laboratory of Chemical Ecology)
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
alarm pheromones
Analytical, structural and metabolic biochemistry
Biological and medical sciences
DEFENCE MECHANISMS
feeding deterrents
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
Heterocyclic compounds, pigments
HOST PARASITE RELATIONS
INSECTE NUISIBLE
INSECTOS DANINOS
MECANISME DE DEFENSE
MECANISMOS DE DEFENSA
Medical sciences
Medically important nuisances and vectors, pests of stored products and materials: population survey and control
METABOLITE
METABOLITES
METABOLITOS
Miscellaneous
Other biological molecules
PEST INSECTS
Planification. Prevention (methods). Intervention. Evaluation
PLANTAS
PLANTE
PLANTS
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
RELACIONES HUESPED PARASITO
RELATION HOTE PARASITE
REPELENTES
REPELLENTS
REPULSIF
Vectors. Intermediate hosts
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Summary:Insect transmitted diseases are responsible for over 1 million deaths annually and cause morbidity in millions more. Personal repellents are the first line of defense against biting insects. However, the safety of certain synthetic repellents has been called into question and research pursuing alternatives has intensified. Since many plants and insects secrete volatile compounds to repel parasites and predators, we look to studies of the chemical ecology of plants and insects seeking to discover new chemistry that can be optimized into non-toxic personal repellents.
ISSN:1253-8078
2166-3408
DOI:10.1080/12538078.1997.10515777