BioOne.org will be down briefly for maintenance on 17 December 2024 between 18:00-22:00 Pacific Time US. We apologize for any inconvenience.
How to translate text using browser tools
6 November 2020 The Impact of Artificial Sweeteners on Insects
Shao-Hung Lee, Dong-Hwan Choe, Chow-Yang Lee
Author Affiliations +
Abstract

Artificial sweeteners are sweet-tasting additives found in consumable products as substitutes for naturally occurring sugars. They are derived from plant extracts or manufactured by chemical synthesis. Ingestion of sweeteners by insects can lead to significant physiological effects, such as mortality, decreased fecundity, and behavioral change. Due to their low toxicity toward humans and the issues associated with conventional insecticide usage, artificial sweeteners have recently gained attention for their potential use as biorational insecticides. Here, we review their impact on insects and potential as novel insecticides.

© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.
Shao-Hung Lee, Dong-Hwan Choe, and Chow-Yang Lee "The Impact of Artificial Sweeteners on Insects," Journal of Economic Entomology 114(1), 1-13, (6 November 2020). https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaa244
Received: 20 August 2020; Accepted: 21 September 2020; Published: 6 November 2020
JOURNAL ARTICLE
13 PAGES

This article is only available to subscribers.
It is not available for individual sale.
+ SAVE TO MY LIBRARY

KEYWORDS
additives
mortality
physiological effects
polyol
sugar substitutes
RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS
Get copyright permission
Back to Top