Description_x000D_ Amino Acid Sequence_x000D_ Ala-Tyr-Ser-Tyr-Val-Ser-Glu-Tyr-Lys-Arg-Leu-Pro-Val-Tyr-Asn-Phe-Gly-Leu-NH2_x000D_ Application_x000D_ Allatostatins are insect and crustacean neuropeptides that inhibit juvenile hormone and reduce food intake. Allostatin B2 (cricket-type), a myoinhibitory peptide (MIP), is used to study the regulation of juvenile hormone production and as a target for insecticide development.