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Insecticides in Agriculture and Environment : Retrospects and Prospects /

The authors have critically reviewed and collated the available literature on insecticides in general in a concise and consolidated form. They give all available information on the history of insecticides, their chemistry, the various ways of application, their modes of action, metabolism, toxicity...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Perry, A. S.
Otros Autores: Yamamoto, I., Ishaaya, I., Perry, R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1998.
Colección:Applied agriculture.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Function and Classification
  • 3 Formulations of Insecticides
  • 4 Toxicology of Insecticides
  • 5 Methods of Testing Chemicals on Insects
  • 6 Evaluation of Toxicity in Insects
  • 7 Evaluation of Toxicity in Higher Animals
  • 8 The Nervous System as Insecticide Target
  • 9 The Organochlorine Insecticides
  • 10 Insecticides Acting as GABA-Ergic Agents
  • 11 Organophosphorus Insecticides
  • 12 Carbamate Insecticides
  • 13 Botanical Insecticides
  • 14 Synthetic Pyrethroids
  • 15 Synergists
  • 16 Neonicotinoids and Nitrogenous Insecticides
  • 17 Compounds Interfering with ATP Synthesis
  • 18 Miticides
  • 19 Fumigants and Nematicides
  • 20 Insect Growth Regulators (IGRs)
  • 21 Insect Sterilants
  • 22 Attractants, Repellents, and Antifeedants
  • 23 Microbial Insecticides
  • 24 Miscellaneous Compounds
  • 25 Molluscicides
  • 26 Avicides
  • 27 Rodenticides
  • 28 Hazards Associated with Pesticide Use
  • 29 Insect Resistance
  • References
  • The Contribution of Albert S. Perry to Insect Resistance and Environmental Toxicology.