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- adjective biology That
inhibits normalfeeding behaviour - noun biochemistry Any substance that inhibits normal feeding behaviour
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Examples
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It will be a long and difficult task to persuade small farmers to start spraying early enough to give the neem application a chance to produce an antifeedant effect in the pests, as well as enhancing the presence of predators to act against the targeted insects.
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(Ermel 1999, personal communication) but the extracts show good antifeedant efficiency against a broad spectrum of insect pests.
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For instance, nymphs of leafhoppers and planthoppers show considerable antifeedant and growth-regulating effects.
5 Effects on Insects 1992
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In Orthoptera (such as grasshoppers, crickets, locusts), the antifeedant effect seems especially important.
5 Effects on Insects 1992
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In this group, neem's antifeedant and growth regulatory effects are both important.
5 Effects on Insects 1992
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Insect antifertility and antifeedant allelochemics in Adhatota vasica.
Chapter 10 1990
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"This is the first TRP channel in insects that responds to a naturally occurring plant chemical known as an antifeedant, so now we have a target for finding more effective chemicals to protect plants from destruction by insect pests."
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"This is the first TRP channel in insects that responds to a naturally occurring plant chemical known as an antifeedant, so now we have a target for finding more effective chemicals to protect plants from destruction by insect pests."
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"This is the first TRP channel in insects that responds to a naturally occurring plant chemical known as an antifeedant, so now we have a target for finding more effective chemicals to protect plants from destruction by insect pests."
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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"The leaves contain an antifeedant, so termites will not eat it.
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