Tob. Sci., 1978, 22-45, p. 152-154, ISSN. 0082-4523
Altosid: an examination of its activity against the cigarette beetle
Philip Morris Research Center, Richmond, Virginia USA
Altosid®, a juvenile hormone analogue, acted as an ovicide when topically applied to eggs of Lasioderma serricorne (F.). Altosid® must be ingested in the pre-pupal stage of larval development for metamorphosis to be inhibited. When ingested in the...