By: JUGES RAJ

INTRODUCTION
ROLE

OF JUVENILE HORMONE (JH) FORMS OF JH SYNTHETIC FORMS OF JH APPLICATIONS OF JH EXAMPLES OF RESEARCH RELATED TO JH CONCLUSION REFERENCES

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insects Juvenile Hormone (JH) refers to a group of hormones, which ensure growth of the larva, while preventing metamorphosis. Juvenile hormone is secreted by corpus allata. Chemically, they are a group of acyclic sesquiterpenoids that regulate many aspects of insect physiology i.e., development, reproduction etc

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hormone (JH), produced by the corpora allata, regulates two important processes in insects. The first is development; as an insect develops, the degree juvenility of the next stage is determined by the amount of JH in the blood; the lower the JH, the more adult the next stage. Experimental removal of the corpora allata results in premature development of adult characteristics.

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other function of JH is, in many insects, to regulate the production of eggs in the female's ovaries. Because mating behavior is often synchronized with the ovarian cycle, it makes sense for mating behavior and pheromone production to be linked with JH.

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farnesoate CAS methyl (2E,6E)-3,7,11-trimethyl-2,6,10-dodecatrienoate Formula: C16H26O2 Juvenile hormone 0 (found in Lepidoptera) CAS methyl (2E,6E)-10R,11S-(oxiranyl)-3,7-diethyl-11-methyl-2,6tridecadienoate Formula: C19H32O3

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hormone I (found in Lepidoptera) CAS methyl (2E,6E)-10R,11S-(oxiranyl)-7-ethyl-3,11-dimethyl-2,6tridecadienoate Formula: C18H30O3 Juvenile hormone II (found in Lepidoptera) CAS methyl (2E,6E)-10R,11S-(oxiranyl)-3,7,11-trimethyl-2,6tridecadienoate Formula: C17H28O3

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hormone III [17] CAS methyl (2E,6E)-10R-(oxiranyl)-3,7,11-trimethyl-2,6dodecadienoate Formula: C16H26O3 Juvenile hormone JHB3 [18] (found in diptera) CAS methyl (2E,6E)-6S,7S,10R-(dioxiranyl)-3,7,11-trimethyl-2dodecaenoate Formula: C16H26O4

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most common form is JH III , which is structurally-

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juvenile hormone plays a very important role in the life cycle of insects, it can be used in various ways 1) In pest control,usually incorporated as a part of IPM programs. 2) For control of insect-spread diseases like malaria (via production of sterile mosquitoes).

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Hormone plays a significant role in the life cycle of an insect. Economic losses incurred due to pest attack can be successfully avoided with the use of JH. Several human diseases spread through insects can also be effectively controlled using JH.

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