据美国加州大学昆虫专家所进行的昆虫食性试验表明,凡对用柑桔籽浸出液处理过的作物,蛾、蚁、蚜等几大类害虫都表现出强烈的拒食性;有的虫子误食了柑桔籽浸出液处理过的作物种子和幼苗,会出现明显的生理障碍,表现为发育畸型甚至丧失生育能力。 Insect feeding tests conducted by insect experts at the University of California, San Diego, USA, show that many pests such as moths, ants, aphids and other pests treated with citrus seed leachate exhibit strong antifeedant properties; some bugs have eaten Citrus seed leachate treatment of crop seeds and seedlings, there will be significant physical disorders, manifested as abnormal development or even loss of fertility.