Insect Growth Disruptors
- 1st Edition, Volume 43 - October 26, 2012
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Tarlochan S. Dhadialla
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 9 1 5 0 0 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 9 4 4 1 2 - 2
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- The latest volume in this series contains articles on arachnid physiology and behavior
- The papers in this special issue give rise to key themes for the future
Insect and other physiologists and neuroscientists; zoologists
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter One 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
- 6 Advantages and Disadvantages of IGDs
- 7 Resistance and Cross-Resistance to IGDs
- 8 Conclusions and Prospects
- Chapter Two Bisacylhydrazine Insecticides for Selective Pest Control
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Chemical Structures of Ecdysteroids and Non-Steroidal Ecdysone Agonists
- 3 Ecdysteroid-Specific Mode of Action
- 4 Methoxyfenozide Global Uses
- 5 Methoxyfenozide Formulation
- 6 Environmental Fate, Metabolism, and Residue Analysis of Methoxyfenozide
- 7 Toxicological Profile of Methoxyfenozide
- 8 Sublethal and Ovicidal Effects
- 9 Resistance and Resistance Management
- 10 Conclusions and Future Prospects
- Chapter Three Structure–Activity Relationships of Ecdysteroids and Non-Steroidal Ecdysone Agonists
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Chemotypes
- 3 Inter-Chemotype Structure–Activity Relationships
- 4 Cross-Receptor Relationships
- 5 Conclusion
- Chapter Four Structure and Function of Ecdysone Receptors—Interactions with Ecdysteroids and Synthetic Agonists
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Recombinant Ecdysone Receptor Ligand-Binding Domains
- 3 Fluorescence Polarization Library Screening and Discovery of the Methylene Lactam Ligand Family
- 4 Ecdysone Receptor Structural Biology
- 5 EcR Orthologs from Nematodes and from Non-ecdysozoan Protosomians
- 6 Closing Remarks
- Chapter Five Recent Progress in Juvenile Hormone Analogs (JHA) Research
- 1 Introduction
- 2 History of JHA Discovery and Development
- 3 Update on Structure–Activity Relationships of JHAs
- 4 JHA as Insect Endocrinological Tool
- 5 JHAs as Insect Control Agents
- 6 Conclusions and Future Prospects
- Chapter Six Insect Chitin
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Chitin Metabolism and Potential Targets for its Disruption
- 3 Chitin Genomics
- 4 Benzoylphenyl Ureas as CSIs
- 5 Non-Benzoylphenylurea Chitin Synthesis Inhibitors
- 6 Chitinases and Chitinase-Inhibiting Chemicals for Pest Management
- 7 Resistance and Resistance Management
- 8 Conclusions and Future Development
- List of Trademarks from Chapter 1
- The following is a list of Trademarks of:
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 43
- Published: October 26, 2012
- No. of pages (Hardback): 564
- No. of pages (eBook): 564
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780123915009
- eBook ISBN: 9780123944122
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