Insect Hormones
| Definition: |
Hormones secreted by insects. They influence their growth and development. Also synthetic substances that act like insect hormones. |
| Notes: |
coord IM with specific insect (IM) |
| Previously Indexed: |
Invertebrate Hormones (1967-1974) |
Insect Hormones Categories.
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Juvenile Hormones - Compounds, either natural or synthetic, which block development of the growing insect. |
Insect Hormones Definitions and Terms
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