Green trends in insect control. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Green insect control
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Óscar López and José G. Fernández-Bolaños.
• Other Names: López, Oscar; Fernández-Bolaños, José G
• Contents: Ch. 1. Main topics in entomology: insects as disease vectors / S. Manguin, J. Mouchet and P. Carnevale -- Ch. 2. Classical insecticides: past, present and future / Ó. López, J.G. Fernández-Bolaños and M.V. Gil -- Ch. 3. Pyrethrins and pyrethroid insecticides / Jerome J. Schleier III and Robert K.D. Peterson -- Ch. 4. Basic and applied aspects of neonicotinoid insecticides / R. Nauen and P. Jeschke -- Ch. 5. The spinosyn insecticides / J.E. Driips, R.E. Boucher, A. Chloridis, C.B. Cleveland, C.V. DeAmicis, L.E. Gomez, D.L. Paroonagian, L.A. Pavan, T.C. Sparks and G.B. Watson -- Ch. 6. The bisacylhydrazine insecticides / Luis E. Gomez, Kerry Hastings, Harvey A. Yoshida, James E. Dripps, Jason Bailey, Sandra Rotondaro, Steve Knowles, Doris L. Paroonagian, Tarlochan Singh Dhadialla and Raymond Boucher -- Ch. 7. Needles in the haystack: exploring chemical diversity of botanical insecticides / Murray A. Isman and Gretchen Paluch -- Ch. 8. Towards a health control of insect pests: potential use of microbial insecticides / Alejandra Bravo, M. Cristina del Rincon-Castro, Jorge E. Ibarra and Mario Soberón -- Ch. 9. The challenge of green in a pesticide-dominant IPM (Integrated Pest Management) world / S.J. Castle and N. Prabhaker.
• Publisher Details: Cambridge, U.K : Royal Society of Chemistry
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (xx, 353 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 632/.7; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Pest Control; Insect pests -- Control -- Environmental aspects; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General; Insect pests -- Control -- Environmental aspects; SCIENCE / Chemistry / Industrial & Technical; Chemistry; Environmental science, engineering & technology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781849732901; 1849732906
• Related ISBNs: 1849731497; 9781849731492
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from title screen (viewed on June 22, 2011).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.