ANTIFEEDANT AND INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY OF COMPOUNDS FROM PSEUDOWINTERA-COLORATA (WINTERACEAE) ON THE WEBBING CLOTHES MOTH, TINEOLA-BISSELLIELLA (LEPIDOPTERA, TINEIDAE) AND THE AUSTRALIAN CARPET BEETLE, ANTHRENOCERUS-AUSTRALIS (COLEOPTERA, DERMESTIDAE)

Authors
GERARD PJ PERRY NB RUF LD FOSTER LM
Citation
Pj. Gerard et al., ANTIFEEDANT AND INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY OF COMPOUNDS FROM PSEUDOWINTERA-COLORATA (WINTERACEAE) ON THE WEBBING CLOTHES MOTH, TINEOLA-BISSELLIELLA (LEPIDOPTERA, TINEIDAE) AND THE AUSTRALIAN CARPET BEETLE, ANTHRENOCERUS-AUSTRALIS (COLEOPTERA, DERMESTIDAE), Bulletin of entomological research, 83(4), 1993, pp. 547-552
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Bulletin of entomological research → ACNP
ISSN journal
00074853
Volume
83
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
547 - 552
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-4853(1993)83:4<547:AAIAOC>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Extracts of the leaves of the New Zealand native tree Pseudowintera co lorata (Raoul) showed insecticidal and antifeedant activity against th e webbing clothes moth, Tineola bisselliella (Hummel), and antifeedant activity against the Australian carpet beetle, Anthrenocerus australi s (Hope). Assay-directed fractionation showed that two sesquiterpene d ialdehydes, polygodial and 9-deoxymuzigadial, were responsible for the se activities. Both compounds had similar antifeedant and insecticidal activity at rates from 3 to 0.4 mg/g wool in bioassays.