Use of Volatiles in Pest Control

The Chemistry and Biology of Volatiles

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 151-172

  Thacker, J Richard M ^a   Train, Margaret R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'herbivore induced plant volatiles' (HIPVs); Aerosols, and household pest control; Chlorpyrifos methyl, broad spectrum organophosphate as spray to treat empty bins and grain protectant; Commercially available compounds for personal protection against insect bites; Repellents DEET, neem, essential oils; Structures of compounds pest control approved for use in food storage; Structures of typical insect repellents in essential oils; Volatile compounds, used in management and control of pest species chemistry, formulation and mode of action; Volatile synthetic chemicals and fumigants; Volatiles in pest control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880059108     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470669532.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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