Insecticides Design Using Advanced Technologies

By Isaac Ishaaya

Book Overview

Among the highlights of this book are the use of nanotechnology to increase potency of available insecticides, the use of genetic engineering techniques for controlling insect pests, the development of novel insecticides that bind to unique biochemical receptors, the exploration of natural products as a source for environmentally acceptable insecticides, and the use of insect genomics and cell lines for determining biological and biochemical modes of action of new insecticides.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540469044
• ISBN13: 9783540469049
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.4"