Biochemical and biological mode of actio
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Palli, Subba R; Ladd, Tim R; Tomkins, William; Primavera, Mark; Sundaram, Meenak
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Article
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1999
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The mode of action of RH-5992 (tebufenozide), a non-steroidal ecdysone agonist, on the eastern spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana, was investigated. This diacyl hydrazine compound, upon ingestion, initiates a precocious incomplete molt that is lethal in most lepidopteran larvae including the s