Insecticides Design Using Advanced Technologies

The special feature of this book is the focus on the use of nanotechnology, genetic engineering techniques, and the exploration of natural products for the development of new insecticides

Nanosuspensions: Emerging Novel Agrochemical Formulations.- Pharmacokinetics: Computational Versus Experimental Approaches to Optimize Insecticidal Chemistry.- High-Throughput Screening and Insect Genomics for New Insecticide Leads.- Transgenic and Paratransgenic Insects in Crop Protection.- Future Insecticides Targeting Genes Involved in the Regulation of Molting and Metamorphosis.- Trypsin Modulating Oostatic Factor for Developing Resistant Crops.- Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors as a Continuous Source for Rational Insecticides.- Mitochondrial Electron Transport Complexes as Biochemical Target Sites for Insecticides and Acaricids.- Inhibition of Programmed Cell Death by Baculoviruses: Potential in Pest-Management Strategies.- Plant Natural Products as a Source for Developing Environmentally Acceptable Insecticides.- Essential Oils as Biorational Insecticides-Potency and Mode of Action.- Insect Cell Lines as Tools in Insecticide Mode of Action Research.