Insect control : biological and synthetic agents 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 control. Insect Control includes the original articles and new addenda covering topics such as insect growth and development disrupting insecticides mechanisms and use of Bacillus thuringiensis biology and genomics of polydnaviruses pheromone function and use in insect control and more. This single volume was created for the researcher entomologist or student with a specialized interest in insect control. Pyrethroids B P S Khambay and P J Jewess Indoxacarb and the sodium channel blocker insecticides : chemistry physiology and biology in insects K D Wing [and others] Neonicotinoid insecticides P Jeschke and R Nauen Insect growth and development disrupting insecticides T S Dhadialla A. Retnakaran and G. Smagghe Azadirachtin a natural product in insect control A J Mordue (Luntz) E D Morgan and A J Nisbet The spinosyns : chemistry biochemistry mode of action and resistance V L Salgado and T C Sparks Bacillus thuringiensis : mechanisms and use A Bravo and M Soberón and S S Gill Mosquitocidal Bacillus sphaericus : toxins genetics mode of action use and resistance mechanisms J F Charles [and others] Insecticidal toxins from Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus R H Ffrench Constant N Waterfield and P Daborn Genetically modified baculoviruses for pest insect control S G Kamita [and others] Entomopathogenic fungi and their role in regulation of insect populations M S Goettel J Eilenberg and T Glare Insect transformation for use in control P W Atkinson D A OBrochta and A S Robinson