By Simon J. Yu

ISBN-10: 1420059750

ISBN-13: 9781420059755

the 1st ebook in twenty years to handle this multi-faceted box, The Toxicology and Biochemistry of Insecticides presents the main updated info on insecticide class, formula, mode of motion, resistance, metabolism, environmental destiny, and regulatory laws. The ebook attracts at the author’s groundbreaking examine in insect detoxing. It discusses mechanisms on the molecular point resembling particular enzymes that give a contribution to insecticide resistance, the amendment of which could switch insecticide susceptibility and impact host plant decisions in phytophagous bugs.
starting with a common advent, 11 chapters combine classical toxicology with body structure, biochemistry, and molecular biology to provide a entire examine the sector. The e-book discusses the call for and formula of insecticides and describes each one sort from dusts and powders to baits and aerosols. It classifies pesticides through objective, chemical compound, and mechanism; evaluates toxicity trying out methods; explains pesticide uptake, mode of motion, and metabolism; and explores species ameliorations, resistance, and interactions. It additionally considers insecticides within the setting and federal and country regulatory laws and enforcement.
A long-awaited, state-of-the-science evaluation on insect toxicology, this necessary publication brings you recent at the many points and implications of pesticide use and offers the mandatory heritage and platform from which to behavior destiny research.

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