tribolium

Ethyl 3-hydroxybutyrate is a fragrance found in Tribolium castaneum and wine.

Shyobunone and isoshyobunone have insecticidal and repellant activity, they exhibit strong contact toxicity against Lasioderma serricorne (LS adults with LD50 values of 20.24 and 24.19 ug/adult, respectively; they are strongly repellent against Tribolium

Oxychelerythrine shows high modulatory activity enhancing the susceptibility of the S. aureus ATCC 6538 to all the tested antibiotics from two to four-fold. It also shows antifeeding activities against Tribolium castaneum adults, with the EC50 of 192.32 p

Atractylodin (Atractydin) has high lipase inhibitory activity (IC5:39.12 μM); Atractylodin possesses strong repellency activities against T. castaneum adults (LD50: 1.83 μg/cm). The repellency of Atractylodin (0.63 μg/cm) can achieve >90%.

Notrilobolide, an alkaloid with insecticidal properties, is isolated from sweet potatoes and impedes larval development in pests such as Tribolium castaneum. It disrupts the digestion and reproduction of insects by reducing their fecundity [1].

1,7-Diphenyl-4-hepten-3-one has feeding deterrent activities against Tribolium castaneum.