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VOL. 10, ISSUE 8 (2025)
Insect growth regulators for sustainable agriculture and public health: A review
Authors
Lipsa Dehal, Aakanksha Malhotra
Abstract
Insect growth regulators (IGRs) are a class of
environmentally benign insecticides that disrupt the natural growth and
development of insects by targeting certain hormonal and metabolic processes.
Finding affordable and ecologically friendly pest control options is essential
to addressing the issues brought on by the frequent and careless application of
traditional pesticides. Insect Growth Regulators are among the efficient
substitutes. In contrast to traditional broad-spectrum insecticides, IGRs work
selectively by either disrupting with structural processes like chitin
production or by imitating or suppressing hormones like juvenile hormone and
ecdysone. IGRs are sophisticated, bio-rational pesticides. By causing aberrant
molting, aborted metamorphosis, fertility, or mortality, these behaviors lower
pest populations with little negative impact on the environment or beneficial
creatures. Understanding the molecular underpinnings of biosynthetic or
endocrine signaling pathways has facilitated advancements in IGR development,
which are reflected in this Special Issue. Targeting arthropod-specific
processes and molecular targets ideally to more specific insect taxa that serve
as pest or disease vectors is the unifying principle. Moreover, a variety of
agricultural and public health pests have been effectively controlled by IGRs
like methoprene, pyriproxyfen, lufenuron, and diflubenzuron. The methods of
action, target pathways, new advancements in dual-acting compounds, and the
potential of IGRs as a key component of integrated pest management (IPM) are
all highlighted in this study. IGRs offer a sustainable substitute for chemical
pesticides by fusing selectivity with efficacy, supporting contemporary
approaches to managing resistance and long-term insect suppression.
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Pages:113-122
How to cite this article:
Lipsa Dehal, Aakanksha Malhotra "Insect growth regulators for sustainable agriculture and public health: A review". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 10, Issue 8, 2025, Pages 113-122
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