The aim of this course is to provide a comprehensive review of the chemistry, toxicology, metabolism and molecular basis of action of chemical insecticides and other selected pesticidal substances.

"We have developed an efficient biological approach to reverse insecticide resistance without creating any other perturbation to the environment," said Bier, a professor in the Department of Cell ...

Augmentative biological control, involving the supplemental release of natural enemies of insect pests, can complement the sterile insect technique (SIT) in area-wide integrated pest management ...

Since insecticides are the most prevalent way of controlling crop damage from pests, their overuse has rendered pests ...

UC San Diego geneticists have developed a gene drive-based solution to the widespread problem of insecticide resistance. In ...