Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Methoprene is a juvenile hormone (JH) analog which can be used as an insecticide that acts as a growth regulator. Methoprene is an amber-colored liquid with a faint fruity odor which is essentially nontoxic to humans when ingested or inhaled. It is used in drinking water cisterns to control mosquitoes which spread dengue fever and malaria.Methoprene does not kill adult insects. Instead it acts as a growth regulator mimicking natural juvenile hormone of insects.
