Overview
- It describes the most advance approaches in insect pest management
- Gives in-depth information of insect’s biochemical sites for developing novel insecticides
- Summarizes key issues in biotechnology and nanotechnology
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Among the highlights of this book is the use of novel insecticides acting on a specific site in an insect group and are compatible with natural enemies and the environment. One of such approaches is based on disrupting the activity of biochemical sites acting on transcription factors such as the Helix-Loop-Helix (bHLH) family, anti juvenile hormone (AJH) agents that target JH biosynthetic enzymes, G-protein coupled receptors (GPCR) and bursicon as a target for insect control. Another one is the biotechnology or the genetic approach such as gene silencing (RNA interference) and Bt-crops. Other sections of the book are devoted to the plant’s natural products, optical manipulation and the use of nanotechnology for improving insect control methods.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advanced Technologies for Managing Insect Pests
Editors: Isaac Ishaaya, Subba Reddy Palli, A. Rami Horowitz
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4497-4
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-4496-7Published: 21 July 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9870-0Published: 09 August 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-4497-4Published: 20 July 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 328
Topics: Entomology, Agriculture, Protein-Ligand Interactions, Animal Genetics and Genomics, Gene Function, Nanoscale Science and Technology