AKD-2023: A novel miticide. Biological activity and mode of action

Abstract

AKD-2023, 3-dodecyl-1,4-dihydro-1,4-dioxo-2-naphthyl acetate (proposed common name acequinocyl) is a novel miticide now under commercial development. It has outstanding miticidal activity against economically important spider mites with the new mode of action of inhibition of mitochondrial electron transfer at complex III.