Insecticides Design Using Advanced Technologies

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ishaaya, Isaac (Editor), Horowitz, A. Rami (Editor), Nauen, Ralf (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Genetic engineering.; Agriculture.; Biochemistry.; Animal physiology.; Environmental management.; Nanotechnology.; Life Sciences.; Biochemistry, general.; Environmental Management.; Genetic Engineering.; Animal Physiology.

In the past, insecticide development has been guided mostly by chemo-rational and bio-rational design based on understanding of the physiology and ecology of insects and crops. A limitation in each new class of compounds is the evolution of resistance in populations of key pests, which ultimately le...