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Biorational Control of Arthropod Pests

Application and Resistance Management

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Editors:
  1. Isaac Ishaaya

    1. Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Bet Dagan, Israel

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  2. A. Rami Horowitz

    1. Agricultural Research Organization, Gilat Research Center, Mobile Post, Negev, Israel

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  • Our book based on environmentally friendly approaches for controlling arthropod pests along with resistance management programs such as:
  • Neuropeptide agonists and antagonists as rational pest control agents
  • Tyramine and octopamine receptors as a source for rational insecticides
  • Ecdysone and juvenile hormone analogues as a source for selective insecticides
  • Genetically modified insects as a tool for rational control
  • Behavioural approaches for controlling insect pests such as genetically modified insects, symbiosis and male/female call disturbance
  • Natural products as a source for rational insecticides
  • Transgenic approaches aiming at developing crops resistant to insect pests
  • Resistance management programs aiming at lessening resistance development to novel insecticides

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Biorational Pest Control – An Overview

    • A. Rami Horowitz, Peter C. Ellsworth, Isaac Ishaaya
    Pages 1-20

  3. Agonists/Antagonists of the Insect Kinin and Pyrokinin/PBAN Neuropeptide Classes as Tools for Rational Pest Control

    • Ronald J. Nachman
    Pages 21-48

  4. Rational Design of Insect Control Agents: The PK/PBAN Family as a Study Case

    • Miriam Altstein, Aliza Hariton
    Pages 49-81

  5. Tyramine and Octopamine Receptors as a Source of Biorational Insecticides

    • Akinori Hirashima
    Pages 83-109

  6. Recent Advances in the Mode of Action of Juvenile Hormones and Their Analogs

    • Subba Reddy Palli
    Pages 111-129

  7. γ-Aminobutyric Acid Receptors: A Rationale for Developing Selective Insect Pest Control Chemicals

    • Yoshihisa Ozoe, Makio Takeda, Kazuhiko Matsuda
    Pages 131-162

  8. Natural Products: Plant Lectins as Important Tools in Controlling Pest Insects

    • Gianni Vandenborre, Els J. M. Van Damme, Guy Smagghe
    Pages 163-187

  9. Genetically Modified Insects as a Tool for Biorational Control

    • Luke Alphey, Kostas Bourtzis, Thomas Miller
    Pages 189-206

  10. Symbiosis Research as a Novel Strategy for Insect Pest Control

    • Alistair C. Darby
    Pages 207-231

  11. Novel Approaches for the Management of Mealybug Pests

    • José Carlos Franco, Anat Zada, Zvi Mendel
    Pages 233-278

  12. Manipulation of Insect Signaling for Monitoring and Control of Pest Insects

    • Andrej A. ÄŒokl, Jocelyn G. Millar
    Pages 279-316

  13. Physical Control: An Important Tool in Pest Management Programs

    • Phyllis G. Weintraub
    Pages 317-324

  14. A Systems Approach to IPM Integration, Ecological Assessment and Resistance Management in Tree Fruit Orchards

    • John Wise, Mark Whalon
    Pages 325-345

  15. Mechanisms of Acaricide Resistance in the Two-Spotted Spider Mite Tetranychus urticae

    • Thomas Van Leeuwen, John Vontas, Anastasia Tsagkarakou, Luc Tirry
    Pages 347-393

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 395-408
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About this book

For nearly 50 years, pest control was mostly based on broad-spectrum conv- tional insecticides such as organochlorines, organophosphates, carbamates and pyrethroids. However, the severe adverse effects of pesticides on the environment, problems of resistance reaching crisis proportions and public protests led to stricter regulations and legislation aimed at reducing their use. Ways to reduce the use of synthetic pesticides in plant protection and to use more alternative and novel me- ods for pest control or biorational control are the challenges of pest control for the twenty-first century. The term biorational (biological + rational) pesticides can be defined as the use of specific and selective chemicals, often with a unique modes of action, that are compatible with natural enemies and the environment, with minimal effect on n- target organisms. Biorational control is based on a diversity of chemical, biological and physical approaches for controlling insect pests which results in minimum risk to man and the environment.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Bet Dagan, Israel

    Isaac Ishaaya

  • Agricultural Research Organization, Gilat Research Center, Mobile Post, Negev, Israel

    A. Rami Horowitz

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biorational Control of Arthropod Pests

  • Book Subtitle: Application and Resistance Management

  • Editors: Isaac Ishaaya, A. Rami Horowitz

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2316-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-2315-5Published: 21 September 2009

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9168-8Published: 02 November 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-2316-2Published: 28 August 2009

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 408

  • Topics: Entomology, Plant Sciences, Animal Biochemistry, Animal Genetics and Genomics

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