Insecticidal Activity of Thymoquinone and Related Compounds Against Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

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• Alternative Title:
  J Med Entomol
• Personal Author:
  Scott, Mariah L. ; Adams, Mary F. ; Karchesy, Joseph J. ; McAllister, Janet C.
• Description:
  Insecticides based on botanical sources have taken on increased attention due to differing modes of action from current insecticides in use and the view that they may be environmentally friendly. Thymoquinone, a component in the essential oil of incense cedar heartwood, has been shown to have insecticidal action against adult mosquitoes. This study evaluated relative toxicities of thymoquinone, selected derivatives of thymoquinone, hydroquinone, and arbutin to determine if any had similar or better activity. The intrinsic toxicities of hydroquinone and thymohydroquinone were not significantly different from thymoquinone, while libocedrol and arbutin were significantly less toxic.
• Subjects:
  Animals Arbutin Benzoquinones Culex Female Hydroquinones Insecticides Thymol
• Source:
  J Med Entomol. 54(3):785-787.
• Pubmed ID:
  28031346
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5788314
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  54
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f9dc8deab96870b338168c3be012ac817bba83c1f9e325002c6f376fcb0300d9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/51240/cdc_51240_DS1.pdf
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