The toxicology and biochemistry of insecticides. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Simon J. Yu.
• Other Names: Yu, Simon J
• Contents: The Need for Pesticides and Their Pattern of Use; The Need for Pesticides; Pattern of Use; Pesticide Economics; The Formulation of Pesticides; Types of Formulation; The NonPesticidal Ingredients of Formulations; Pesticide Application Equipment; Pesticide Laws and Regulations; The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act; The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; The Food Quality Protection Act; State Laws; Enforcement; The Classification of Insecticides; Classification of Insecticides; Evaluation of Toxicity; Testing Procedures; Tests with Insects; Tests with Higher Animals; Probit Analysis; Source of Variability in Dose–Response Tests; The Use of Log Dosage-Probit (LDP) Lines; Appendix 5.1: An example of probit analysis using the SAS system; The Uptake of Insecticides; Penetration of Insecticides Through the Insect Cuticle; Entry via the Mouth; Uptake via the Spiracles; The Mode of Action of Insecticides; Insecticides Affecting Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels; Insecticides Affecting Calcium Channels; Insecticides Inhibiting Acetylcholinesterase; Insecticides Interfering with GABA-gated Chloride Channels; Insecticides that Bind to Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor; Insecticides Affecting Octopamine Receptors; Insecticides Interfering with Respiration; Insecticides Acting as Alimentary Toxins; Insecticides Affecting Chitin Biosynthesis or Cuticle Sclerotization; Insecticides Acting as Juvenile Hormone Mimics; Insecticides Acting as Ecdysone Agonists, or Blocking Molting Hormone Activity; Insecticides Abrading or Disrupting Insect Cuticle; The Mode of Action of Acaricides; Principles of Pesticide Metabolism; Phase I Reactions; Phase II Reactions; Metabolic Pathways of Selected Insecticides; Species Differences and Other Phenomena Associated with the Metabolism of Xenobiotics; Species Differences in Detoxification Enzyme Activity; Effect of Age and Sex on Enzyme Activity; The Specificity of Detoxification Enzymes; Selective Toxicity; Synergism and Antagonism; Enzyme Induction; Insecticide Resistance; Insecticide Resistance; The Genetics of Resistance; Mechanisms of Resistance; Interaction Phenomena; Rate of Development of Resistance; Management of Resistance; Pesticides in the Environment; Persistence of Pesticides in Soil; Photodegradation of Pesticides; Pesticides and the Food Chain; Sublethal Effects of Pesticides on Wildlife
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 632.9517; Insecticides -- Textbooks; Insecticides -- Toxicology -- Textbooks; Insecticides -- Physiological effect -- Textbooks
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420059762; 1420059769
• 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.