The first book in two decades to address this multi-faceted field, The Toxicology and
Biochemistry of Insecticides provides the most up-to-date information on insecticide …

There is an on-going need for the discovery and development of new insecticides due to the
loss of existing products through the development of resistance, the desire for products with …

The future of insect control looked very bright in the 1950s and 1960s with new insecticides
constantly coming onto the market. Today, however, whole classes of pesticide chemistry …

▪ Abstract Insecticide research led to the first “complete” victories in combatting pests almost
50 years ago with the chlorinated hydrocarbons followed quickly by the organophosphates …

This revision of the highly acclaimed Hayes' Handbook of Pesticide Toxicology is an in-
depth, scientific sourcebook concerning use, properties, effects, and regulation of pesticides …

The Handbook of Pesticide Toxicology is a comprehensive, two-volume reference guide to
the properties, effects, and regulation of pesticides that provides the latest and most …

Pesticides are used to control pests before they harm us or our crops. They are selective
toxicants in the form and manner used. Pesticides must be effective without human or crop …

In recent years many of the conventional methods of insect control by broad spectrum
synthetic chemicals have come under scrutiny because of their unde sirable effects on …

Improvements in food production and disease vector control, to feed and protect an
expanding global population, require new options and approaches for insect control. A …