Insecticide Resistance

From Mechanisms to Management

• Author(s): Ian Denholm, John A. Pickett, Alan L. Devonshire,
• Publisher: CABI Pub.
• Pages: 123
• ISBN_10: 0851993672
  ISBN_13: 9780851993676
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology , Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science , Technology & Engineering / Environmental / General , Technology & Engineering / Pest Control ,

Description:... Genes and mechanisms: The evolution of insecticide resistance in the peach-potato aphid, Myzus persicae; Why are there so few resistance-associated mutations in insecticide target genes? The role of gene amplification and regulation in mosquito insecticide resistance; Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases and insecticide resistance in insects; An overview of the evolution of overproduced esterases in the mosquito Culex pipiens; A genomic approach to understanding Heliothis and Helicoverpa resistance to chemical and biological insecticides; The influence of the molecular basis of resistance on insecticide discovery; Ecological genetics and management: Predicting insecticide resistance: mutagenisis, selection and response; Resistance to insecticides in heliothine Lepidoptera: a global view; Insect resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis: uniform or diverse?; Challenges with managing insecticide resistance in agricultural pests, exemplified by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci; Can anything be done to maintain the effectiveness of pyrethroid-impregnated bednets against malaria vectors?; Two-toxin strategies for management of insectividal transgenic crops: can pyramiding succeed where pesticide mixtures have not?; Myths, models and mitigation of resistance to pesticides; Index.