Studies on target molecules of insect growth regulators

Abstract

Insect development is controlled by combined, precise concentrations of juvenile hormones (JHs) and a molting hormone (20E). However, many aspects of the molecular action of JHs remain to be clarified compared with 20E. For this purpose, the target sites of insect growth regulators (IGR) related to JHs in chemical structure and the proteins to control the titers and actions of JHs were reviewed. © Pesticide Science Society of Japan.