Olfactory Concepts of Insect Control - Alternative to insecticides Volume 1

Evolution gave rise to a prominent insect diversity at every level of ecological niche. Since then, hordes of insects have threatened human and cattle health as well as most of all green lands and agricultural crops. Now, the insect problem expands from many mutant forms of yellow dengue fever mosqu...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Picimbon, Jean-François (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2019, 2019
Edition:1st ed. 2019
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1.The spread of mosquito-borne diseases: a major and global public health
  • 2. Locusts in the world
  • 3. Effects of pesticides on the environment and insecticide resistance
  • 4. Discovery and development of microbial biological control agents
  • 5. Fall armyworm (FAW; Lepidoptera, Noctuidae): moth oviposition and crop protection
  • 6. Olfaction as a target for control of honeybee parasite mite Varroa destructor
  • 7. Circadian and seasonal timing of insect olfactory systems
  • 8. Molecular basis of pheromonogenesis regulation in moths