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'''Insect juvenile hormone analogues - methoprene, pyriproxyfen'''
 
'''Insect juvenile hormone analogues - methoprene, pyriproxyfen'''
These work by blocking receptor sites for insect juvenile hormone. This stops the juvenile insect from continuing along it's natural form of devlopment and never reaching adult status.  
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These work by blocking receptor sites for insect juvenile hormone. This stops the juvenile insect from continuing along it's natural course of development so it never reaches adult status.  
       
'''Chitin Inhibitors - Cyromazine, dicyclanil, lufenuron'''
 
'''Chitin Inhibitors - Cyromazine, dicyclanil, lufenuron'''
 
These likewise block insect development by preventing the insect access to chitin, one of the key components to an adult insect's exoskeleton.
 
These likewise block insect development by preventing the insect access to chitin, one of the key components to an adult insect's exoskeleton.
      
==Points to Consider When Choosing an Ectoparasiticide==
 
==Points to Consider When Choosing an Ectoparasiticide==
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