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Insect pheromones and their use in pest management /

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The use of insect pheromones in pest management is a rapidly growing field of research and practice in the agricultural and urban environments. An understanding of this area requires knowledge of both chemistry and biology to a depth, which can cause frustration in even the most experienced research...

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Main Author: Howse, P. E. (Philip Edwin)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Stevens, Ian D. R., Jones, Owen T.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Chapman & Hall, [1998]
Subjects:
Insect pests > Control.
Insect baits and repellents.
Pheromones.
Insecten.
Insectenbestrijding.
Feromonen.
Phéromones.
Insectes nuisibles > Lutte biologique contre.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • One Pheromones and Behaviour
  • 1 Insect semiochemicals and communication
  • 2 The role of pheromones in insect behaviour and ecology
  • 3 Factors controlling responses of insects to pheromones
  • 4 Bioassay methods
  • Two Chemical Aspects of Pheromones
  • 5 Chemical structures and diversity of pheromones
  • 6 Isolation and structure determination
  • 7 Synthesis of pheromones
  • 8 Structure and species specificity
  • Three Practical Applications of Pheromones and Other Semiochemicals
  • 9 Pest monitoring
  • 10 Mass trapping
  • 11 Lure and kill
  • 12 Mating disruption
  • 13 Other uses of semiochemicals.