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Golden age of insecticide research: past, present, or future?
John E. Casida,Gary B. Quistad +1 more
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Insecticide research, having passed through several Golden Ages, is now in a renaissance of integrating chemicals and biologicals for sustainable pest control with human safety.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, methylcarbamates, and pyrethroids--all neuroactive chemicals. This Golden Age of Discovery was the source of most of our current insecticides. The challenge then became health and the environment, a Golden Age met with selective and degradable compounds. Next the focus shifted to resistance, novel biochemical targets, and new chemical approaches for pest control. The current Golden Age of Genetic Engineering has curtailed, but is unlikely to eliminate, chemical use on major crops. Insecticide research, having passed through several Golden Ages, is now in a renaissance of integrating chemicals and biologicals for sustainable pest control with human safety.read more
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Histological Changes in the Cerebellum of Albino Rats after Inhalational Exposure to Pyrethroid Based Mosquito Repellent
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Susceptibility of grape berry moth, Paralobesia viteana (Clemens) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) to insecticides in Michigan vineyards
TL;DR: Grape berry moth is a major pest of vineyards across eastern North America. as mentioned in this paper tested the susceptibility of male moths of this pest from 5 vineyards in southwestern Michigan over 2 years using a range of concentrations, followed by probit analysis of the resulting mortality data.
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Induction and inhibition of a neuronal phenotype in spodoptera frugiperda (sf21) insect cells
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Agrochemical usage for sustainable fruit production and human health
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of synthetic agrochemicals to human by the way of inhalation, digestion, and skin contact may cause allergic skin reaction, anaphylactic shock, sensory loss, neurologic effects, stroke resulting in motor loss, hypertension, autism and has been classified 2A carcinogenic by International Agency for Research on Cancer.
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Safer and more effective insecticides for the future
John E. Casida,Gary B. Quistad +1 more
TL;DR: The use of synthetic organic insecticides has served for the past half century as the principal means to control insect-borne diseases and minimize losses in food and fibre production from pest insect attack as mentioned in this paper.
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