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Offering a full spectrum and review of the range of organisms and organic products that may be used in the biological control of insects, this book discusses the uses and abuses of biopesticides that have been in circulation for more than 50 years, as well as more recent advances in this area. It describes the metabolism of these biopesticides a
List of contents
Biopesticides: An Introduction. Section 1: Biopesticides: Types, Metabolism and Mode of Action. Types of biopesticides. Metabolism of Biopesticides. Modes of Action of Biopesticides. Section 2: Biopesticide Residues. Biopesticide Residues in Foodstuffs. Biopesticide Residues in Water. Biopesticide Residues in Soil. Section 3: Biopesticides: Regulatory Schemes. Biopesticides Regulatory Schemes. Section 4: Biochemical Biopesticides. Biochemical Pesticides: Applications of Pheromones in Protection. Biochemical Pesticides: Oil Pesticides. Section 5: Plant Extracts, Wastes and Fungi as Biopesticides. The use of plant extracts and wastes from agroindustry as pest management agents. The use of fungi as biopesticides.
About the author
Dr Hamir Singh Rathore is a retired professor and chairman of the Department of Applied Chemistry, Zakir Hussain College of Engineereing and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.
Summary
Offering a full spectrum and review of the range of organisms and organic products that may be used in the biological control of insects, this book discusses the uses and abuses of biopesticides that have been in circulation for more than 50 years, as well as more recent advances in this area. It describes the metabolism of these biopesticides a
