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A series of quassinoids was tested for antifeedant activity against the aphidMyzus persicae (Hemiptera, Aphididae). Isobrucein B, brucein B and C, glaucarubinone, and quassin decreased feeding at concentrations down to 0.05% and isobrucein A was effective at 0.01%. Only quassin showed no phytotoxic effects and is therefore the most promising compound for further development.
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Polonsky, J., Bhatnagar, S.C., Griffiths, D.C. et al. Activity of quassinoids as antifeedants against aphids. J Chem Ecol 15, 993–998 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01015194
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