has primary output juvenile hormone metabolic process juvenile hormone biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of juvenile hormones, the three sesquiterpenoid derivatives that function to maintain the larval state of insects at molting and that may be required for other processes, e.g. oogenesis. biological_process juvenile hormone synthesis juvenile hormone formation juvenile hormone anabolism GO:0006718 juvenile hormone biosynthesis biosynthetic process sesquiterpenoid biosynthetic process hormone biosynthetic process Schizosaccharomyces