Language: Chinese with English summary
ISBN/ISSN: 70301577611
Published on: 2005-01
Hardcover
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Author Introduction
PART 1 Insect Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
1.Insect Transposable Elements and Their Applications
2.Co-Evolutionary Arms Race-Plant Defense And Insect Counter-Defense
3.The Molecular Biology of Insect Polydnaviruses
4.Insect Baculoviruses as Biological Control Agent in Pest Management
PART 2 Insect Physiology and Ecology
5.Hormonal Control of Insect Growth and Development
6.Hormone Regulation of Postembryonic Development In Insects
7.Olfaction In Insects: Structural Correlates of Function
8.Geographic And Seasonal Variation In Cold Tolerance of Insects : Locusts And Leaf-Miners as Case Studies
9.Prospects of The Study on Long Distance Migration And Local Dispersal Of Insects
PART III Insecticide Toxicology and Resistance Management
10.Development of A Model System on The Interactions Between Insects And Transgenic Insecticidal Crops
11.Insect Acetylcholinesterase And Its Roles In Insecticide Resistance
12.Mechanisms of Pest Resistance to Bacillus Thuringiensis δ-Endotoxins and the Research Methods
13.Western Corn Rootworm, Diabrotica Virgifera Virgifera: A Model System For The Study of Insecticide Resistance
PART IV Insect Pest Management and Technology
14.Bemisia Tabaci(Biotype “B”) Research in the United States: A Brief Review
15.Effects of Transgenic Bt-Plants on Non-Target Organisms
16.Use of Neem Extracts and other Botanical Pesticides Against Helicoverpa spp.
17.Biological Insecticides And Their Evaluation: Using Helicoverpa spp. as a Case Study
18.In Vitro Rearing of Parasitoid Insect Natural Enemies: Current Research and Prospects
19.Remote Sensing ,GPS and GIS Technologies for Agricultural Insect Pest Detection
20.Cockroach and ant Management
21.Pesticide Management and Regulations in Canada
