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Structure-activity relationship of flavones as growth inhibitors of the navel orangeworm

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A series of flavones with widely varying degrees of substitution was fed to neonate larvae of the navel orangeworm. Growth of navel orangeworm larvae is inhibited by 5-methoxy flavones and flavone itself; 5-hydroxy flavones do not inhibit growth. Host resistance of citrus fruit to attack by the navel orangeworm might be due to the 5-methoxy flavones that occur in the peels.

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  1. Western Regional Research Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 94710, Albany, California

    N. E. Mahoney, J. N. Roitman & B. C. Chan

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Mahoney, N.E., Roitman, J.N. & Chan, B.C. Structure-activity relationship of flavones as growth inhibitors of the navel orangeworm. J Chem Ecol 15, 285–290 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02027790

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