INSecticides & TARgets (INSTAR): Comparative Toxicology and Functional Genomics Approaches for Agricultural Pest Management
A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2020) | Viewed by 427
Special Issue Editors
Interests: arthropod physiology, biochemistry, and toxicology; insecticide discovery, modes of action, and resistance
Interests: physiology; toxicology; molecular genetics; modes of action, discovery and development, resistance of drug and insecticide chemistries
Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
The first INSecticides & TARgets (INSTAR) meeting was organized in 2016 as a platform for distinguished scientists to share their knowledge and expertise for the discovery of insecticide chemistries and their development, registration, and delivery as sustainable management solutions for insect pests. This initial effort stimulated the formation of an INSTAR liaison group to organize annual INSTAR Summits. These Summits highlight research from early-to-late career scientists across academic, industry, and government sectors as a mechanism to stimulate focused discussions on knowledge gaps, future directions, and deliverable solutions to problems related to insecticide science. It was identified that a divide exists between these scientists that limits actions required to rapidly address and solve developing issues for insecticide discovery and product registration across continents. This Special Issue will include original research articles and reviews from leading insecticide scientists focused on innovative comparative toxicology and functional genomics approaches for the purpose of discovering novel insecticide target sites and chemistries that will lead to the development of new products for the control insect pests in agriculture.
Dr. Troy D. Anderson
Dr. Daniel R. Swale
Dr. Jeffrey R. Bloomquist
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- insecticide targets
- insecticide chemistries
- resistance management
- agriculture
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