| Encyclopedia of Insecticides: Volume IV (Pest Engineering) Contributor(s): Cahoy, Nancy (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1632392658 ISBN-13: 9781632392657 Publisher: Callisto Reference OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Organic |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.25 lbs) 298 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book provides substantial information regarding insecticides and their applications in the field of pest engineering. The first section on insecticides mode of action focuses on toxicity of organic and inorganic insecticides, organophosphorus insecticides, toxicity of fenitrothion and permethrin, and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT). The second section is dedicated to vector control using insecticides, biological control of mosquito larvae by Bacillus thuringiensis, metabolism of pyrethroids by mosquito cytochrome P40 susceptibility status of Aedes aegypti, etc. The book will attract readers to make rational decisions regarding the usage of pesticides. |