Journal of chemical ecology

Defense secretion of Prorhinotermes simplex: toxicity to insecticide susceptible and resistant house fly

J Kuldová, I Hrdý, A Svatos

Index: Kuldova, Jelena; Hrdy, Ivan; Svatos, Ales Journal of Chemical Ecology, 1999 , vol. 25, # 3 p. 657 - 662

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Abstract

Abstract (E)-1-Nitropentadec-1-ene (NPE), the main component of the defense secretion of Prorhinotermes simplex soldiers, is toxic to both insecticide-susceptible (S) as well as to insecticide-resistant (R) strains of the house fly, Musca domestica. The LD 50 is 11.7 μg/female fly for the S strain and 9.7 μg for the R strain. The same efficacy of NPE on R and S strains indicates a different mechanism of action compared to conventional chlorinated, ...