▪ Abstract Agrochemical research over the last two decades has resulted in the discovery of
chemically novel insecticides that mimic the action of the two insect growth and …

Synthetic compounds that mimic the action of juvenile hormones (JHs) are founding
members of a class of insecticides called insect growth regulators (IGRs). Like JHs, these …

Publisher Summary This chapter describes the premetamorphic actions and general
consideration of cellular and molecular actions of juvenile hormone (JH). The chapter …

Carboxylesterase E4, the enzyme previously shown to cause resistance to
organophosphorus insecticides in peach-potato aphids, Myzus persicae, was purified and …

Abstract Lobesia botrana (Denis & Schiffermüller)(Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), commonly
known as the European grapevine moth (EGVM), is a primary pest of vineyards. This article …

The author presents a critical review of the evidence, both descriptive and experimental, for
the existence of endrocrine interactions between endoparasitic insects and their hosts and …

Concern about the impact of pesticides on both health and environment has resulted in the
search for alternative control measures for stored-product insect pest. Amongst such …

Conventional insecticides such as chlorinated hydrocarbons, organophosphates,
carbamates and pyrethroids were successful in controlling insect pests during the past five …

To reduce the impact of pesticides, new more selective chemicals need to be developed.
Insect Growth Regulators such as Juvenile Hormone Analogues seem promising because of …

Since the initial suggestion of using insect hormones or their mimics as the third-generation
insecticides, great strides have been made in the discovery of three classes of such insect …