EN540 INSECTICIDE TOXICOLOGY AND RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT

Objectives:

   1. Gain an understanding of the various classes of insecticides
and their generalized modes of action.

   2. Gain an understanding of insecticide metabolism in man,
animals, and the environment.

   3. Gain an understanding of the toxicological studies necessary
for registration, their effects on wildlife, hazards to man and
domestic animals, and movement in the environment.

   4. Recognition of the resistence phenomenon and strategies to
manage resistance development.

Description: Lectures, video presentations, and current literature
handouts cover the dynamic nature of the field. Coverage includes
the history of insecticides, the numerous classes from inorganic
and botanical to organophosphate, carbamate, pyrethroid,
avermectin, microbial insecticides, hormone mimics, cuticle
formation inhibitors, and synergists. Development of strategies to
prevent and overcome resistance. Extensive review of hazards and
effects on the non-insect world including the environment.

Activities: Lectures, audiovisuals and laboratory visits.