Contrasting Roles of Cannabidiol as an Insecticide and Rescuing Agent for Ethanol–induced Death in the Tobacco Hornworm Manduca sexta

Contrasting Roles of Cannabidiol as an Insecticide and Rescuing Agent for Ethanol–induced Death in the Tobacco Hornworm Manduca sexta

Abstract Cannabis sativa, also known as marijuana or hemp, produces a non-psychoactive compound cannabidiol (CBD). To investigate the defensive role of CBD, a feeding preference assay was performed with tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta. The larvae clearly show feeding preference towards the Cannabis t...

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Main Authors: Sang-Hyuck Park, S. Kyle Staples, Eric L. Gostin, Jeffrey P. Smith, Jose J. Vigil, Dustin Seifried, Chad Kinney, Christopher S. Pauli, Brian D. Vanden Heuvel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-47017-7

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