Insecticide Mode of Action
Publisher： Elsevier Science
Publication year： 2012
E-ISBN: 9780323140515
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780121771201
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9780121771201
Subject： S4 Plant Protection
Language： ENG
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Description
Insecticide Mode of Action presents significant research on the biological activity of insecticides. The book is organized into three sections encompassing 13 chapters that summarize three major groups of insecticides, including neurotoxic, formamidine, and developmental insecticides.
The first section of the book presents studies on groups of conventional neurotoxic insecticides: chlorinated hydrocarbons, pyrethroids, carbamates, and organophosphorus chemicals. This text discusses their structure, poisoning property, structure-activity relationships, and stereoselectivity. The subsequent section discusses the biochemical, biological, and neurotoxic actions of formamidines, a group of pesticides that exhibit an unusual spectrum of activity. Several modes of action of pharmacological significance as well as some important behavioral effects are included in this section. The third section addresses groups of insecticides that affect insect growth and development. Such chemicals typically demonstrate marked selectivity and represent more sophisticated strategies in the chemical control of insect pests.
This book is of value to researchers, teachers, and regulatory personnel concerned with the biological activity of insecticides.
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