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Insect growth disruptors /

This latest volume in this series contains articles on Arachnid Physiology and Behaviour. The papers in this special issue give rise to key themes for the future. The latest volume in this series contains articles on arachnid physiology and behavior. The papers in this special issue give rise to key...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Dhadialla, Tarlochan S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Academic Press, 2012.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Advances in insect physiology ; v. 43.
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  • Front Cover; Insect Growth Disruptors; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: An Overview of Insect Growth Disruptors; Applied Aspects; 1. General Considerations; 2. Insect Growth Disruptors (IGDs), Not Insect Growth Regulators (IGRs); 3. Major Features of IGDs; 4. Evolution, Terminologies and Formulations of an Insecticide; 5. Types of IGDs: Short History, List and Application; 5.1. Juvenile hormone analogues; 5.2. Chitin synthesis inhibitors; 5.3. Ecdysone agonists; 6. Advantages and Disadvantages of IGDs; 6.1. Insects; 6.2. Non-insect arthropods
  • 6.3. Non-arthropod invertebrates, protists, and bacteria6.4. Additional aspects of advantages and disadvantages; 7. Resistance and Cross-Resistance to IGDs; 7.1. Juvenile hormone analogues; 7.2. Chitin synthesis inhibitors; 7.3. Ecdysone agonist insecticides; 8. Conclusions and Prospects; Note; References; Chapter 2: Bisacylhydrazine Insecticides for Selective Pest Control; 1. Introduction; 2. Chemical Structures of Ecdysteroids and Non-Steroidal Ecdysone Agonists; 3. Ecdysteroid-Specific Mode of Action; 3.1. Bioassays for tissue and cellular effects; 3.2. Bioassays for whole organism effects
  • 4. Methoxyfenozide Global Uses4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Bulb vegetables; 4.3. Cereals; 4.4. Citrus; 4.5. Cole crops (Brassica vegetables); 4.6. Cucurbits; 4.7. Forages; 4.8. Forestry; 4.9. Fruiting vegetables; 4.10. Leafy vegetables and legumes; 4.11. Oilseeds; 4.12. Ornamentals; 4.13. Pome fruits; 4.14. Small fruits; 4.15. Stone fruits; 4.16. Tree nuts; 4.17. Tropical fruits; 5. Methoxyfenozide Formulation; 5.1. Formulation types and commercial products; 6. Environmental Fate, Metabolism, and Residue Analysis of Methoxyfenozide; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Metabolism and environmental fate studies
  • 6.3. Environmental fate and characteristics of methoxyfenozide6.4. Hydrolysis of methoxyfenozide under aqueous conditions; 6.5. Metabolism of methoxyfenozide in animals; 6.6. Metabolic fate of methoxyfenozide in plants; 7. Toxicological Profile of Methoxyfenozide; 7.1. Mammalian; 7.2. Avian; 7.3. Aquatic; 7.4. Fish; 7.5. Terrestrial; 8. Sublethal and Ovicidal Effects; 8.1. Sublethal effects; 8.1.1. Sublethal effects on larvae; 8.1.2. Effects on pupae and adults reared from larvae exposed to sublethal doses; 8.1.3. Sublethal effects when pupae or adults are exposed to BAH insecticides
  • 8.1.3.1. Sublethal effects on pupae8.1.3.2. Sublethal effects on adults; 8.1.4. Effects of methoxyfenozide on moth mating and egg laying behaviours; 8.2. Ovicidal effects; 8.3. Population effects by sublethal and ovicidal effects; 9. Resistance and Resistance Management; 10. Conclusions and Future Prospects; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 3: Structure-Activity Relationships of Ecdysteroids and Non-Steroidal Ecdysone Agonists; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Purpose and utility of SARs; 1.2. Assay methods; 2. Chemotypes; 2.1. Ecdysteroids; 2.2. Bisacylhydrazines