BCMB 418: INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY & CHEMICAL ECOLOGY
Credits:
2
Distinctive nature of insect metabolism: Energy metabolism; synthesis; storage mobilization; transport and utilization of fuels in flight; regulatory factors.
Insect hormones affecting growth and development: Biochemical activities; insect growth regulators. Insect control: Insecticides and their modes of action; detoxification mechanisms; insecticide resistance, synergists; new approaches to insect control.
Chemical ecology: Plant adaptation to environment; chemistry of pollution; plant-insect interactions (insect feeding stimulants, repellents, chemistry of plant defence); animal-animal relationships; pheromones; plant-plant relationships; plant-microorganism relationship-phytoalexins.