Advanced Technologies for Managing Insect Pests

✍ Scribed by A. Rami Horowitz, Isaac Ishaaya (auth.), Isaac Ishaaya, Subba Reddy Palli, A. Rami Horowitz (eds.)

Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Year: 2013
Tongue: English
Leaves: 330
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Among the highlights of this book is the use of novel insecticides acting on a specific site in an insect group and are compatible with natural enemies and the environment. One of such approaches is based on disrupting the activity of biochemical sites acting on transcription factors such as the Helix-Loop-Helix (bHLH) family, anti juvenile hormone (AJH) agents that target JH biosynthetic enzymes, G-protein coupled receptors (GPCR) and bursicon as a target for insect control. Another one is the biotechnology or the genetic approach such as gene silencing (RNA interference) and Bt-crops. Other sections of the book are devoted to the plant’s natural products, optical manipulation and the use of nanotechnology for improving insect control methods.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Advanced Technologies for Managing Insect Pests: An Overview....Pages 1-11
bHLH Transcription Factors: Potential Target Sites for Insecticide Development....Pages 13-30
Juvenile Hormone Biosynthetic Enzymes as Targets for Insecticide Discovery....Pages 31-55
G Protein-Coupled Receptors as Target Sites for Insecticide Discovery....Pages 57-82
Bursicon as a Potential Target for Insect Control....Pages 83-105
Cell-Based Screening Systems for Insecticides....Pages 107-134
Advanced Screening to Identify Novel Pesticides....Pages 135-163
Arthropod Genomics and Pest Management Targeting GPCRs....Pages 165-177
RNA Interference and Its Potential for Developing New Control Methods Against Insect Pests....Pages 179-193
Comparative Aspects of Cry Toxin Usage in Insect Control....Pages 195-230
Plant Natural Products for Pest Management: The Magic of Mixtures....Pages 231-247
Optical Manipulations: An Advance Approach for Reducing Sucking Insect Pests....Pages 249-267
Recent Progress in Bed Bug Management....Pages 269-278
Advanced Methods for Controlling Insect Pests in Dry Food....Pages 279-294
Nanotechnology: An Advanced Approach to the Development of Potent Insecticides....Pages 295-314
Back Matter....Pages 315-326

✦ Subjects

Entomology;Agriculture;Protein-Ligand Interactions;Animal Genetics and Genomics;Gene Function;Nanoscale Science and Technology

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