The toxicology & biochemistry of insecticides (3^rd Ed.)

Combining classical toxicology with physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology, The Toxicology and Biochemistry of Insecticides provides a detailed description of insecticide toxicology, with an emphasis on metabolism. This comprehensive textbook is the first review of insect toxicology in decades. Addressing implications for pest management, this reference explores the need for pesticides, their pattern of use, pesticides in the environment, as well as pesticides laws and regulations. It also examines the mode of action of insecticides, phenomena associated with the metabolism of xenobiotics, insecticide resistance, evaluation of toxicity, and the uptake of insecticides.

The Need for Pesticides and Their Pattern of Use. The Formulation of Pesticides. Pesticides Laws and Regulations. The Classification of Insecticides. Evaluation of Toxicity. The Uptake of Insecticides. The Mode of Action of Insecticides. Principles of Pesticide Metabolism. Species Differences and Other Phenomena Associated with the Metabolism of Xenobiotics. Insecticide Resistance. Pesticides in the Environment.