Global Pesticide Resistance in Arthropods.
Material type: TextPublisher: Wallingford : CABI, 2008Copyright date: ©2008Description: 1 online resource (177 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781845933791Subject(s): Arthropod pests -- Control | Arthropod pests -- Insecticide resistanceGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Global Pesticide Resistance in ArthropodsDDC classification: 632/.65 LOC classification: SB951.5 -- .G585 2008ebOnline resources: Click to ViewIntro -- Contents -- Contributing Authors -- Introduction -- 1. Analysis of Global Pesticide Resistance in Arthropods -- 2. Documentation of Pesticide Resistance in Arthropods -- 3. The Biochemical and Molecular Genetic Basis of Resistance to Pesticides in Arthropods -- 4. Assessing the Risk of the Evolution of Resistance to Pesticides Using Spatially Complex Simulation Models -- 5. Pesticide and Transgenic Plant Resistance Management in the Field -- 6. The Politics of Resistance Management: Working Towards Pesticide Resistance Management Globally -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Focusing specifically on arthropods, this book provides a comprehensive review of relevant issues in pesticide resistance. It includes listings and references to documented reports of resistance from around the world, as well as discussions on the mechanisms and evolution of resistance and management techniques.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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