Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 The IPM paradigm: concepts, strategies and tactics
- Chapter 2 Economic impacts of IPM
- Chapter 3 Economic decision rules for IPM
- Chapter 4 Decision making and economic risk in IPM
- Chapter 5 IPM as applied ecology: the biological precepts
- Chapter 6 Population dynamics and species interactions
- Chapter 7 Sampling for detection, estimation and IPM decision making
- Chapter 8 Application of aerobiology to IPM
- Chapter 9 Introduction and augmentation of biological control agents
- Chapter 10 Crop diversification strategies for pest regulation in IPM systems
- Chapter 11 Manipulation of arthropod pathogens for IPM
- Chapter 12 Integrating conservation biological control into IPM systems
- Chapter 13 Barriers to adoption of biological control agents and biological pesticides
- Chapter 14 Integrating pesticides with biotic and biological control for arthropod pest management
- Chapter 15 Pesticide resistance management
- Chapter 16 Assessing environmental risks of pesticides
- Chapter 17 Assessing pesticide risks to humans: putting science into practice
- Chapter 18 Advances in breeding for host plant resistance
- Chapter 19 Resistance management to transgenic insecticidal plants
- Chapter 20 Role of biotechnology in sustainable agriculture
- Chapter 21 Use of pheromones in IPM
- Chapter 22 Insect endocrinology and hormone-based pest control products in IPM
- Chapter 23 Eradication: strategies and tactics
- Chapter 24 Insect management with physical methods in pre- and post-harvest situations
- Chapter 25 Cotton arthropod IPM
- Chapter 26 Citrus IPM
- Chapter 27 IPM in greenhouse vegetables and ornamentals
- Chapter 28 Vector and virus IPM for seed potato production
- Chapter 29 IPM in structural habitats
- Chapter 30 Fire ant IPM
- Chapter 31 Integrated vector management for malaria
- Chapter 32 Gypsy moth IPM
- Chapter 33 IPM for invasive species
- Chapter 34 IPM information technology
- Chapter 35 Private-sector roles in advancing IPM adoption
- Chapter 36 IPM: ideals and realities in developing countries
- Chapter 37 The USA National IPM Road Map
- Chapter 38 The role of assessment and evaluation in IPM implementation
- Chapter 39 From IPM to organic and sustainable agriculture
- Chapter 40 Future of IPM: a worldwide perspective
- Index
- References
Chapter 22 - Insect endocrinology and hormone-based pest control products in IPM
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 September 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 The IPM paradigm: concepts, strategies and tactics
- Chapter 2 Economic impacts of IPM
- Chapter 3 Economic decision rules for IPM
- Chapter 4 Decision making and economic risk in IPM
- Chapter 5 IPM as applied ecology: the biological precepts
- Chapter 6 Population dynamics and species interactions
- Chapter 7 Sampling for detection, estimation and IPM decision making
- Chapter 8 Application of aerobiology to IPM
- Chapter 9 Introduction and augmentation of biological control agents
- Chapter 10 Crop diversification strategies for pest regulation in IPM systems
- Chapter 11 Manipulation of arthropod pathogens for IPM
- Chapter 12 Integrating conservation biological control into IPM systems
- Chapter 13 Barriers to adoption of biological control agents and biological pesticides
- Chapter 14 Integrating pesticides with biotic and biological control for arthropod pest management
- Chapter 15 Pesticide resistance management
- Chapter 16 Assessing environmental risks of pesticides
- Chapter 17 Assessing pesticide risks to humans: putting science into practice
- Chapter 18 Advances in breeding for host plant resistance
- Chapter 19 Resistance management to transgenic insecticidal plants
- Chapter 20 Role of biotechnology in sustainable agriculture
- Chapter 21 Use of pheromones in IPM
- Chapter 22 Insect endocrinology and hormone-based pest control products in IPM
- Chapter 23 Eradication: strategies and tactics
- Chapter 24 Insect management with physical methods in pre- and post-harvest situations
- Chapter 25 Cotton arthropod IPM
- Chapter 26 Citrus IPM
- Chapter 27 IPM in greenhouse vegetables and ornamentals
- Chapter 28 Vector and virus IPM for seed potato production
- Chapter 29 IPM in structural habitats
- Chapter 30 Fire ant IPM
- Chapter 31 Integrated vector management for malaria
- Chapter 32 Gypsy moth IPM
- Chapter 33 IPM for invasive species
- Chapter 34 IPM information technology
- Chapter 35 Private-sector roles in advancing IPM adoption
- Chapter 36 IPM: ideals and realities in developing countries
- Chapter 37 The USA National IPM Road Map
- Chapter 38 The role of assessment and evaluation in IPM implementation
- Chapter 39 From IPM to organic and sustainable agriculture
- Chapter 40 Future of IPM: a worldwide perspective
- Index
- References
Summary
IPM methods were developed largely in response to the negative consequences of the intensive use of broad-spectrum pesticides in the early to mid twentieth century (Kogan, 1998). These insecticides, belonging to the carbamate, organophosphate and organochlorine families, have unintended side effects such as environmental persistence, bioaccumulation, development of resistance among target pests, toxicity to non-target species (especially natural enemies) and human health risks. While IPM focuses mainly on preventative tactics (e.g. crop rotation) rather than remedial ones, synthetic chemical insecticides are still very much needed to achieve effective control in many agricultural systems.
The study of insect physiology has been driven, in no small part, by the need for safe alternatives to broad-spectrum insecticides. Theoretically at least, digestion, excretion, neuronal communication, metabolism and other physiological processes all comprise “insect-specific” components that are vulnerable and could be targeted by synthetic molecules. To this day, however, IPM-compatible pest control products that target the insect endocrine system far outnumber those targeting other systems. In particular, hormone mimics that control development have enjoyed not only wide appeal but also many commercial successes, and additional control products targeting hormone production and function are currently under development. In this chapter we provide an overview of (1) insect endocrinology, (2) existing control products that mimic ecdysone and juvenile hormone (JH) action and (3) possible development of disruption control strategies based on novel endocrine functions that are likely to generate new IPM tools in the future.
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- Integrated Pest ManagementConcepts, Tactics, Strategies and Case Studies, pp. 286 - 297Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2008