| Contents Notes |
Overview : names and characteristics of pesticides -- Chemicals used to control invertebrates -- animals without backbones -- Chemicals used to control plants -- Chemicals used to control microorganisms. The Pesticide Book is a single source of in-depth and reliable information about pesticides. It examines all aspects of their properties and use-from their chemistry, mechanisms and modes of action, to their handling, storage, and disposal.Authoritative and practical, this comprehensive work covers such important topics as the biorational pesticides and contains a new chapter on Transgenic Plants. Additional information on the application of pesticides is also supplied, augmented by valuable lists of basic manufacturers and restricted, suspended, or canceled pesticides. |
