Finding safe, effective and environmentally friendly solutions to insect pest problems is a crucial challenge, and many scientists around the world are proposing innovative solutions to meet this challenge. In this new book, the reader will find the latest research from respected experts in this important area. Part one offers current perspectives on pest engineering. Studies examine issues such as insecticide management of the tsetse fly in Botswana, vector control by insecticide and the responses of mosquitoes to insecticides. Part two considers the development of safer and more effective insecticide technologies. The contributors present their latest findings on issues such as the use of behavioural manipulation techniques for optimization of synthetic insecticides, the use of deltamethrin on farm animals, the protection of conifers from bark beetle attack and the use of biotechnology in the control of insects. This cutting-edge book will be essential reading for readers in a wide variety of fields who are engaged with the challenge of insect pest control.
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