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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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Environmental, manpower and financial analysis of locust control in South Africa
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focused on analyzing the 1996/97 locust control campaign, with the emphasis on the De Aar, Hanover, Hay and Postmasburg locust districts, based on three criteria: environment, manpower and financial resources.
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Insecticidal and acetylcholine esterase inhibition activity of Rhododendron thymifolium essential oil and its main constituent against two stored product insects.
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The Battle for a Sustainable Food Supply
TL;DR: In the early 20th century, a large number of compounds became available for testing as pesticides due to the upsurge in organic chemistry as discussed by the authors, which led to the introduction of important families of chemicals, such as the phenoxy acid herbicides, organochlorine insecticides and the dithiocarbamate fungicides.
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Targeting the diuretic hormone receptor to control the cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis.
Fabio Apone,Alessandra Ruggiero,Assunta Tortora,Annalisa Tito,Maria Rosaria Grimaldi,Stefania Arciello,Davide Andrenacci,Ilaria Di Lelio,Gabriella Colucci +8 more
TL;DR: The results indicate that this diuretic hormone receptor gene has vital roles in S. littoralis and represents an excellent molecular target to protect agriculturallyimportant plants from this pest.
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Biodegradation of Organophosphate and Pyrethroid Pesticides by Microorganims
TL;DR: This chapter presents studies about the biodegradation of organophosphate and pyrethroid pesticides by biological processes, focussing on the development of new enzymatic methods, especially those using bacteria and fungi.
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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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