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Qing Li

Principal Investigator

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

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Pulegone acts at a new target and is selectively toxic to thrips

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Two pulegone stereoisomers are selectively toxic to thrips (tested in China, Hawaii and the US mainland). The potency is similar to the commercial insecticides. (+)-isomer is also toxic to spotted wing Drosophila [(-)-isomer not tested yet], but not very toxic to bees. It may act at a new target.

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University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Pulegone-based insecticide with stereoisomer and species selectivity for novel pest control

A rational design approach to insecticide development leveraging pulegone, a monoterpene found in peppermint and pennyroyal essential oils. The platform combines chemical stereoisomer selectivity and organism species sel...

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Qing Li

Principal Investigator

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

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University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

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