Insect repellents handbook / edited by Mustapha Debboun, Stephen P. Frances, Daniel A. Strickman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Debboun, Mustapha.

Frances, Stephen P.

Strickman, Daniel

CRCnetBASE.

Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Insect baits and repellents.

Local Subjects:

Insect baits and repellents.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (402 pages)

polychrome

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, [2014]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book provides an update of the first edition, which is recognized as the definitive reference on insect repellents. The Second Edition reflects the current state of insect repellent science. It covers the processes involved in the development and testing of new active ingredients and formulations, and discusses the practical uses of repellents. It is a resource that will be useful to a wide variety of professionals including insect repellent researchers, medical entomologists, public health and medical personnel, industry and sales professionals, government regulators, and wildlife scient.

Contents:

Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Chapter 1: Terminology of Insect Repellents; Chapter 2: Neuromolecular Basis of Repellent Action; Chapter 3: How Repellents Work : Neurophysiological and Behavioral Analyses; Chapter 4: In Silico Models for Development of Insect Repellents; Chapter 5: Can Green Chemistry Provide Effective Repellents?; Chapter 6: Excitorepellency;

Chapter 7: Evaluation of Repellent Efficacy in Reducing Disease IncidenceChapter 8: Testing Methods for Insect Repellents; Chapter 9: Plant-Based Insect Repellents; Chapter 10: Insect Repellents Derived from Australian Plants and Implications for Public Health Messages; Chapter 11: Topical Repellent Active Ingredients in Common Use; Chapter 12: Spatial or Area Repellents; Chapter 13: Marketing for Efficacy, Acceptability, Safety, and Health; Chapter 14: Klun & Debboun Modules: Uses and Data Analysis; Chapter 15: Use of Chemical Mixtures as Insecticides and Repellents;

Chapter 16: Use of Repellents Formulated in Specialized Pheromone and Lure Application Technology for Effective Insect Pest ManagementChapter 17: Strategies for Using Personal Protection Products; Chapter 18: Best Practices for Use of Personal Protection Products; Chapter 19: Commercially Available Insect Repellents and Criteria for Their Use; Chapter 20: Alterations of Blood-Feeding Behavior and Repellent Response of Pathogen-Infected Biting Flies; Chapter 21: Insect Repellents for Other Potential Use; Chapter 22: Future of Insect Repellents; Appendix; Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Debboun, Mustapha. Insect Repellents Handbook, Second Edition.

ISBN:

9781466553583

1466553588

OCLC:

889674349

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.