| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 353 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
RSC green chemistry ; 11
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RSC green chemistry series ; 11.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
This book presents the current approaches for insect pest control as a "green" alternative to classical and more toxaic agrochemicals. An overview of the recent advances in insecticide chemistry is also included, which will be of interest to a vast group of researchers - agrochemists, biochemists, chemists and toxicologists. The combination of both chemical and toxicological aspects of insecticides is unique and the book includes contributions from synthetic chemists, entomologists, environmentalists and toxicologists giving it wide appeal. Throughout the book, the different approaches that involve "greener chemicals" are emphasized. The book is divided into 9 chapters, each considering the state of art of each family of insecticides, together with future expectations. Each chapter gives a description of useful biorational insecticides, highlighting environmentally-friendly processes and then the mode of action is fully-described, emphasizing selectivity towards targeted species. Finally, for every family of compounds, their environmental effects (toxicity, bioaccumulation and metabolism) is considered, comparing them to classical insecticides, including human and environmental risk assessments. In addition the formulation, dispersal and persistence in the environment are covered as key aspects in developing greener agrochemicals. The book also includes a general introduction to entomology, with special emphasis on those insects that act as vectors in the spread of diseases. Insects that may be potential pests against humans and livestock are included, focusing on their life cycles, and physiology, as a logical comprehension of mode of action of insecticides. In addition there is a chapter on classical insecticides (covering both, approaches prior to the chemical era, and classical chemical insecticides, organochlorinated, organophosphorus, and carbamates) for comparison with current trends in pest control. The negative environmental effects that such insecticides have caused in nature, such as poisonings, bioaccumulation or toxic effects are highlighted. It is hoped that the use of more specific agrochemicals and approaches may avoid, or at least considerably reduce such severe and irreversible effects in nature. The insecticides covered are considered from numerous points of views: chemistry, toxicological profile, risk assessment, legal status, environmental behaviour and selectivity. The most important families of currently used insecticides are covered and critical discussions about future perspectives are included with frequent comparisons to classical insecticides. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Insect pests -- Control -- Environmental aspects.
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Insect pests -- Control -- Environmental aspects. |
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Insect pests -- Control. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
López, Oscar.
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Fernández-Bolaños, José G.
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| Added Title |
Green insect control |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Green trends in insect control. Cambridge, UK : Royal Society of Chemistry, 2011 9781849731492 (OCoLC)698170808 |
| ISBN |
9781849732901 (electronic book) |
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1849732906 (electronic book) |
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1849731497 |
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9781849731492 |
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