Future insecticides targeting genes involved in the regulation of molting and metamorphosis

Insecticides Design Using Advanced Technologies

Volumn 9783540469070, Issue , 2007, Pages 105-134

  Palli, Subba Reddy ^a   Cusson, Michel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINOLOGY; PEPTIDES;

BOMBYX MORI; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; JUVENILE HORMONE; MANDUCA SEXTA; PEPTIDE HORMONES; SESQUITERPENOIDS;

STEROID HORMONES;

EID: 51549103244     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-46907-0_5     Document Type: Chapter

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