Lectures will cover the following main topics: significance of entomology, insect development, insect hormones, mechanisms of insect olfaction, insect nutrition, adaptations to adverse conditions ...

hormones and semiochemicals to enhance sterile male behavior, and quality control and management of the reared and released insects. The decision as to which species are included in the activities of ...

Now insect hormones promise to provide insecticides that are not only more specific but also proof against the evolution of resistance The first generation is exemplified by arsenate of lead; the ...

How does the body regulate the activity of insulin-producing cells in order to react quickly to changing conditions? Researchers at the University of Würzburg have investigated this question.

The first generation is exemplified by arsenate of lead; the second, by DDT. Now insect hormones promise to provide insecticides that are not only more specific but also proof against the ...