University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sodium channels / D M Soderlund -- GABA receptors of insects / S D Buckingham and D B Sattelle -- The insecticidal macrocyclic lactones / D Rugg ... [et al.] -- Spider toxins and their potential for insect control / F Maggio ... [et al.] -- Baculoviruses : biology, biochemistry, and molecular biology / B C Bonning -- Amino acid and neurotransmitter transporters / D Y Boudko ... [et al.] -- Biochemical genetics and genomics of insect esterases / J G Oakeshott ... [et al.] -- Glutathione transferases / H Ranson and J Hemingway --Insect G protein-coupled receptors: recent discoveries and implications / Y Park and M E Adams.

The publication of the extensive seven-volume work Comprehensive Molecular Insect Science provided a complete reference encompassing important developments and achievements in modern insect science, including reviews on the ecdysone receptor, lipocalins, and bacterial toxins. Now two editors of the original series, Drs. Lawrence I. Gilbert and Sarjeet S. Gill, have selected contributions for a special volume of compelling and timeless articles on key aspects of insect pharmacology. Insect Pharmacology includes articles and new addenda covering sodium channels, spider toxins and their potential for insect control, insect transformation for use in control, amino acid and neurotransmitter transporters, and more.

This single-volume was created for the researcher, entomologist, or student with a specialized interest in insect pharmacology. --Book Jacket.