Methoprene
(used as an
insecticide--it Kills bugs)
Methoprene is a compound which mimics the action of an insect growth regulation hormone. It is used as an insecticide because it interferes with the normal maturation process. In a normal life cycle, an insect goes from egg to larva, to pupa, and eventually to adult. Methoprene artifically stunts the insects' development, making it impossible for insects to mature to the adult stages, and thus preventing them from reproducing.--EXTOXNET
Highly toxic to dogs.--Environmental Health Perspectives
Linked to deformities in frogs, according to studies done by researchers at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla, California.
<chemical> Isopropyl-11-methoxy-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,4-dienoate. Juvenile hormone analog and insect growth regulator used to control insects by disrupting metamorphosis. Has been effective in controlling mosquito larvae.
Synonym: zr-515; altosid.
Chemical name: 2,4-Dodecadienoic acid, 11-methoxy-3,7,11-trimethyl-, 1-methylethyl ester, (E,E)-
(12 Dec 1998)
