Course Contents
COURSE CONTENTS
1. Introduction to Toxicology: History of Toxicology, Toxic Agents and Substances, Natural and Synthetic Pesticides, Dose and its impact on toxicity
2. Classification of Insecticides: History and Classification of Insecticides, Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Insecticides, Organophosphorus Insecticides, Carbamate Insecticides, Thiocyanate Insecticides, Dinitrophenols, Fluoroacetate Derivatives, Acaricidal Chemicals, Fumigants, Inorganic Insecticides, Synergists, Hormone Mimics, Cuticle Formation Inhibitors, Microbial Insecticides
3. Modes and Mechanisms of Action of Insecticides: Insecticide Entry Routes into Insects, Effects on the Insect Nervous System, Electron Transport System, Enzyme Inhibition, Chitin and Cuticle, Behavior Modification, Insect Endocrinology
4. Evaluation of Insecticide Toxicity: Toxicity Tests against Insects, Methods for Testing Insect Toxicity (Injection, Dipping, Contact, Fumigation and Feeding Methods), Estimating LD50, Biological and Biochemical Assays, Laboratory Bioassays and Field Assays Ames Test, Comet Assay
5. Forensic Entomotoxicology: Methods for detection of toxic substances in entomological specimens
6. Problems in insect Toxicology: Insecticide Resistance, Minimizing Human and Non-Target Species Toxicity, Protecting Pollinator Species, Effects of Insecticides on the Environment and Wildlife, Pesticide Residue in Food and Threats to Domestic Animals
BOOKS RECOMMENDED
1. Chemical Pesticides: Mode of Action and Toxicology. Stenersen, J. 2004. CRC Press, USA. ISBN 0-7484-0910-6.
2. Toxicology of Insecticides. Second Edition. Matsumura, F. 1975. Plenum Press, New York and London. ISBN 9781461344124.
3. Text Book of Insect Toxicology. Srivastava, R. P. and Saxena, R. C. 1989. Himanshu Publications. ISBN 8185167184, 9788185167183.
4. The Toxicology and Biochemistry of Insecticides. Yu, S. J. 2014. CRC Press. ISBN 9781482210606.
Methods for detection of toxic substances in entomological specimens
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healthy soils and healthy crops
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ORGANOPHOSPHORUS INSECTICIDES and its deivatives
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Hormone Mimics, Inorganic Insecticides, Fumigants
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Pesticide Residue in Food and Threats to Domestic Animals
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pesticides
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introduction to toxicology
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types of pesticides
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birth defects
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IUPAC names of insecticides
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Effects of Insecticides on the Environment and Wildlife
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Insecticides entry route, effect on insect nervous systems
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Test with Insects, All methods of testing such as Dipping and Injection Method etc.
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Biological and Biochemical Assay
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Laboratory Bioassays and Field Assays
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Insecticide Resistance
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Book Title : Mode of Action and Toxicology
Author : Chemical Pesticides:
Edition : 2004.
Publisher : CRC Press, USA
Title : formulation of pesticide
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Title : mechanism of release
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Title : Need of Pesticides
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Title : Benzene hexachlorine
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Title : carbamate insecticides
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Title : classification of insecticide
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Title : inhibitors of respiratory ezymes
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Title : introduction to toxicology
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Title : microbial insecticides
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Title : modes and mechanism of action
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Title : organophosphates
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Title : toxic agents and substances
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