Semiochemicals in Pest and Weed Control By Richard J. Petroski, Maria R. Tellez, and Robert W. Behle (Eds.)
2005 | 166 Pages | ISBN: 084123888X | PDF | 14 MB
2005 | 166 Pages | ISBN: 084123888X | PDF | 14 MB
Content: PREFACE ; 1. Semiochemicals in Pest and Weed Control: An Introduction ; 2. Jocelyn G. Millar, Kent M. Daane, J. Steven McElfresh, Jardel A. Moreira, and Walt J. Bentley ; 3. Practical Syntheses of Selected Insect Pheromones ; 4. Molecular Basis of Pheromone Reception and Signal Inactivation Moths and Beetles Liquids ; 5. Chemical Basis for Weed Suppressive Activity of Sorghum ; 6. Assessment of Natural Products for Control of Formosan Subterranean Termites ; 7. Semiochemicals of Termite Origin ; 8. Effect of the White Rot Fungus, Phanaerochaete Chrysosporium, on the Feeding Preferences of the Formosan Subterranean Termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) for Different Wood Species ; 9. Spectral Considerations of Natural and Laboratory-Simulated Sunlight for Degradation Studies ; 10. Solar Radiation (UV) Protectants for Microbial Insecticides ; 11. Analysis of Chemical Mixture Experiments: A Statistical Brew