Phytochemical Biopesticides

1. Biopesticides Based on Phytochemicals 2. Phytochemicals and Insect Cell Culture Bioassays 3. Role of Microsomal Monooxygenases in Phytochemical/Insect Interactions 4. Phytochemical Actions at Amino Acid Chemosensory Receptors: An Approach to Biopesticides 5. Phytochemicals as Insect Behaviour Modifiers 6. Transgenic Plants Expressing Enzyme Inhibitors and the Prospect for Biopesticide Development 7. Role of Phytochemicals in Integrated Pest Management 8. Potential Uses of Phytochemical Pesticides in Deciduous Temperate Fruit Crops 9. Prospects and Problems in Phytochemical Biopesticides.

BOOK COVER -- HALF-TITLE -- TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- CONTRIBUTORS -- 1. BIOPESTICIDES BASED ON PHYTOCHEMICALS -- INTRODUCTION -- NEEM AND RELATED MELIACEAE -- Indian Neem, Azadirachta indica -- Sentang or Marrango, Azadirachta excelsa -- Chinaberry, Melia azedarach -- Melia toosendan -- Melia volkensii -- PLANT ESSENTIAL OILS AND THEIR CONSTITUENTS -- ANNONACEOUS ACETOGENINS -- OTHER INSECTICIDES OF PLANT ORIGIN -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 2. PHYTOCHEMICALS AND INSECT CELL CULTURE BIOASSAYS -- INTRODUCTION -- THE CELL LINES -- PHYTOCHEMICAL BIOASSAYS -- Heliothis virescens (Fabricius) -- Chilo suppressalis (Walker) -- Trichoplusia ni (Hubner) -- Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) -- Choristoneura fumiferana (Clemens) -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- 3. ROLE OF MICROSOMAL MONOOXYGENASES IN PHYTOCHEMICAL/INSECT INTERACTIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- MICROSOMAL MONOOXYGENASES -- METABOLISM OF PHYTOCHEMICALS BY MICROSOMAL MONOOXYGENASES -- INDUCTION OF MICROSOMAL MONOOXYGENASES BY PHYTOCHEMICALS -- INHIBITION OF MICROSOMAL MONOOXYGENASES BY PHYTOCHEMICALS -- ROLE OF MICROSOMAL MONOOXYGENASES IN SUSCEPTIBILITY TO PHYTOCHEMICALS -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKN…