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A mite growth regulator from Chamaecyparis pisifera which inhibits hatching and larval feeding of the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae.

1984; Oxford University Press; Volume: 48; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1271/bbb1961.48.2167

1881-1280

Jong‐Woong Ahn, Kojiro Wada, Shingo Marumo, Hideki Tanaka, Yoichi OSAKA,

Hemiptera Insect Studies

The two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, is a serious pest to manycrops because, in the repetition of its short life cycle, it rapidly develops resistance to a wide range of miticidal chemicals.Wehere report the isolation of a hatching inhibitor of T. urticae from Chamaecyparis pisifera Endl (SAWARA in Japanese), which also inhibits the feeding of mite larvae.