Comprehensive Insect Physiology, Volume 12
Insect Control
Published on 20. June 1985
Book
Hardback
849 pages
978-0-08-030813-5 (ISBN)
Description
Volume 12 is devoted to current and future approaches to insect management and control. The topics discussed cover chemical control, including the use of juvenile hormone analogs, microbiological methods, including viral and fungal agents, biological control, and genetic approaches to insect control. The 20 chapters, all amply referenced and illustrated, well demonstrate the multidisciplinary nature of the subject and the degree of international effort that has led to the present state of knowledge. Fifteen of the chapters are devoted to the action of insecticides, reflecting the immensity of the subject. The past 30 years have witnessed remarkable advances in the scientific basis of insect control and this volume provides a convenient point of entry into the massive amount of literature now available.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
328ill.
ISBN-13
978-0-08-030813-5 (9780080308135)
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Content
Introduction, J J Menn & R M Hollingworth. Insecticides: effects on the nervous system, A E Lund. Insecticides: effects on the cuticle, A C Chen & R T Mayer. Insecticides and ion transport, J D Doherty. Acetylcholinesterases and anticholinesterases, A T Eldefrawi. DDT, -HCH and the cyclodienes, M P Osborne. Pyrethroids, G S F Ruigt. Nicotine, M E Eldefrawi. N-isobutylamides, H C F Su. Rotenone and rotenoids, J-I Fukami. Fungal control, P Ferron. Viral control, P F Entwhistle & H F Evans. Biological control, D Rosen. The conceptual basis for genetic control, M J Whitten. Insect growth regulators, A Retnakaran et al. Toxicodynamics of insecticides, W Welling & G D Paterson. Role of microsomal oxidations in insecticide degradation, M Agosin. Insect metabolism: extramicrosomal, W C Dauterman. Biochemistry and genetics of insecticide resistance, F J Oppenoorth. Photochemistry of pesticides, M J Zabik. Species index. Author index. Subject index.