title: Structure-activity relationship of flavones as growth inhibitors of the navel orangeworm.
abstract: A series of flavones with widely varying degrees of substitution was fed to neonate larvae of the navel orangeworm. Growth of navel orangeworm larvae is inhibited by 5-methoxy flavones and flavone itself; 5-hydroxy flavones do not inhibit growth. Host resistance of citrus fruit to attack by the navel orangeworm might be due to the 5-methoxy flavones that occur in the peels.
authors.affiliation: Western Regional Research Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 94710, Albany, California.
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Mahoney
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Roitman
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Chan