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Professor Albert S. Perry passed away suddenly on February 18, 1992, leaving behind his grieving family, friends and colleagues. It was his aspiration to produce a comprehensive work on insecticides to summarize his lifelong dedication to the field of entomology and public health. On the day before his operation, he expressed his desire with the following words: . ""1 am coming out of this surgery and will recuperate from it as soon as possible for the sake of my boy (then aged three) and the book"". He also told me that he would like to add a chapter on IPM (Integrated Pest Management) and suggested that we write it together. The sad reality is that none of this took place the way he had planned and these became his last words. On my own, I found it difficult to proceed with the writing of the IPM chapter, since several chapters are required to cover· this subject and, in fact, several books. are already devoted to IPM. There was even an IPM article written in a journal (Awake 1983) for a general audience to which he commented that he would like to use it someday because it was well written for laymen, thus providing the readers a wide selection of journals and books to choose from.

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Author:   Albert S. Perry ,  Izuru Yamamoto ,  Isaac Ishaaya ,  Rika Y. Perry
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.433kg
ISBN:  

9783662036587

ISBN 10:   3662036584
Pages:   261
Publication Date:   16 December 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 2 Function and Classification.- 3 Formulations of Insecticides.- 4 Toxicology of Insecticides.- 5 Methods of Testing Chemicals on Insects.- 6 Evaluation of Toxicity in Insects.- 7 Evaluation of Toxicity in Higher Animals.- 8 The Nervous System as Insecticide Target.- 9 The Organochlorine Insecticides.- 10 Insecticides Acting as GABA-Ergic Agents.- 11 Organophosphorus Insecticides.- 12 Carbamate Insecticides.- 13 Botanical Insecticides.- 14 Synthetic Pyrethroids.- 15 Synergists.- 16 Neonicotinoids and Nitrogenous Insecticides.- 17 Compounds Interfering with ATP Synthesis.- 18 Miticides.- 19 Fumigants and Nematicides.- 20 Insect Growth Regulators (IGRs).- 21 Insect Sterilants.- 22 Attractants, Repellents, and Antifeedants.- 23 Microbial Insecticides.- 24 Miscellaneous Compounds.- 25 Molluscicides.- 26 Avicides.- 27 Rodenticides.- 28 Hazards Associated with Pesticide Use.- 29 Insect Resistance.- References.- The Contribution of Albert S. Perry to Insect Resistance and Environmental Toxicology.

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