1st Edition
Handbook of Natural Pesticides Volume VI: Insect Attractants and Repellents
By E. David Morgan
Copyright 1990
264 Pages
by
CRC Press
146 Pages
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CRC Press
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This volume addresses chemical interactions between insects and plants, such as feeding and ovipositional attractants and deterrents. It begins with a general introduction to insects in a chemical world. Included is a discussion of molecular biology and genetics in insect control, with respect to potentially inserting the genes for the synthesis of a protective substance into a crop plant. Also... Read more
1. Insects in a chemical world 2. Insect feeding deterrents 3. Repellents 4. Oviposition stimulants and deterrents 6. Plant stimulants and attractants 7. Detoxification of plant substances by insects 8. Application of molecular genetics to insect control
Biography
Morgan, E. David
