Tag: insect growth regulators

Byproduct of Biofuel Production Shows Potential for Insect Pest Management

What if we could use byproducts from biofuel production as new insect pest management tools—to make both energy and food production more sustainable? New research shows this vision is well within reach.

Entomology Today April 19, 2022 3 Comments

Researchers Discover Natural Insect Growth Regulators in Plants

Insect growth regulators, or IGRs, are chemicals that are used in some insecticides to control certain insects. Unlike many other insecticides, they are not nerve agents and they generally do […]