The invention belongs to the field of
biotechnology, and in particular relates to application of
tetracyclic triterpenoids in preparation of low-dosage
rotifer insecticides, and the
tetracyclic triterpenoids are shown as the formula I. Based on the difference of basic biological characteristics of
phytoplankton and
zooplankton, on the basis of experiment, tissues and organs and submicroscopic organelles thereof are chosen as a main target for screening to obtain a
plant-sourced
drug which is capable of being rapidly degraded and low in
toxicity, wherein the tissues and organs only exist in
animal body, and not in microalgae, the
plant-sourced
drug can inhibit gustatory receptors of enemy organisms to cause food refusal reaction so as to act on midintestinal membrane
system to seriously damage midintestinal
cell structure, reduce the catalytic activity of pepsase and other
digestive enzyme systems, influence
digestion and absorption functions of the enemy organisms and eventually lead growth and developmental
delay or even death. The technique method of the low-dosage
rotifer insecticides has the characteristics of less
drug use amount, safety, rapidness and effectiveness, and the low-dosage
rotifer insecticides is specific on killing and inhibition of
zooplankton (such as rotifers).