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Entomology --- Animals, domestic --- Arthropods --- Diptera --- Myiasis. --- Mites --- Ticks --- Entomologie vétérinaire. --- parasitology --- Entomology. --- Animals, Domestic --- parasitology.

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Acari are everywhere and acarologists go after them — some aiming to explore the bewildering diversity of the mites and ticks, others trying to understand the how and why of their being. For the past 50 years, the International Congress of Acarology has been the foremost forum for worldwide communication on the knowledge of mites and ticks, helping researchers and students to look beyond the borders of their disciplines. Many mites and ticks have economic consequences as they are pests of agricultural, veterinary and medical importance, and several species have become model organisms for studies in modern biology. The 96 contributions to Trends in Acarology — reflecting a vast variety of disciplines, such as molecular biology, biochemistry, physiology, microbiology, pathology, ecology, evolutionary biology, systematic biology, soil biology, plant protection, pest control and epidemiology — have all been reviewed and carefully edited. The resulting voIume contains a wealth of new information, that may stimulate research for many years to come.

Acarology -- Congresses. --- Arachnida -- Congresses. --- Mites -- Classification -- Congresses. --- Mites -- Congresses. --- Ticks -- Classification -- Congresses. --- Acarology --- Publication Formats --- Acari --- Publication Characteristics --- Arachnida --- Mites --- Congresses --- Arthropods --- Invertebrates --- Animals --- Eukaryota --- Organisms --- Zoology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Invertebrates & Protozoa --- Acarology. --- Mites. --- Acarida --- Acaridea --- Acarina --- Life sciences. --- Agriculture. --- Animal ecology. --- Biodiversity. --- Invertebrates. --- Entomology. --- Life Sciences. --- Animal Ecology. --- Ticks --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Biological diversification --- Biological diversity --- Biotic diversity --- Diversification, Biological --- Diversity, Biological --- Biology --- Biocomplexity --- Ecological heterogeneity --- Numbers of species --- Ecology --- Insects --- Invertebrata

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The need to continually discover new agents for the control or treatment of invertebrate pests and pathogens is undeniable. Agriculture, both animal and plant, succeeds only to the extent that arthropod and helminth consumers, vectors and pathogens can be kept at bay. Humans and their companion animals are also plagued by invertebrate parasites. The deployment of chemical agents for these purposes inevitably elicits the selection of resistant populations of the targets of control, necessitating a regular introduction of new kinds of molecules. Experience in other areas of chemotherapy has shown that a thorough understanding of the biology of disease is an essential platform upon which to build a discovery program. Unfortunately, investment of research resources into understanding the basic physiology of invertebrates as a strategy to illuminate new molecular targets for pesticide and parasiticide discovery has been scarce, and the pace of introduction of new molecules for these indications has been slowed as a result. An exciting and so far unexploited area to explore in this regard is invertebrate neuropeptide physiology. This book was assembled to focus attention on this promising field by compiling a comprehensive review of recent research on neuropeptides in arthropods and helminths, with contributions from many of the leading laboratories working on these systems.

Insect hormones. --- Neuropeptides. --- Pesticides. --- Neuropeptides --- Insect hormones --- Pesticides --- Invertebrates --- Peptides --- Receptors, Neurotransmitter --- Biological Science Disciplines --- Anti-Infective Agents --- Receptors, Peptide --- Nerve Tissue Proteins --- Receptors, Cell Surface --- Proteins --- Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins --- Natural Science Disciplines --- Animals --- Therapeutic Uses --- Eukaryota --- Membrane Proteins --- Chemicals and Drugs --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Pharmacologic Actions --- Chemical Actions and Uses --- Organisms --- Arthropods --- Antiparasitic Agents --- Helminths --- Pharmacology --- Receptors, Neuropeptide --- Human Anatomy & Physiology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Animal Biochemistry --- Economic poisons --- Brain peptides --- Medicine. --- Human physiology. --- Parasitology. --- Biomedicine. --- Human Physiology. --- Biomedicine general. --- Biology --- Human biology --- Medical sciences --- Physiology --- Human body --- Clinical sciences --- Medical profession --- Life sciences --- Pathology --- Physicians --- Agricultural chemicals --- Pests --- Poisons --- Hormones --- Insects --- Nerve tissue proteins --- Neurotransmitters --- Control --- Equipment and supplies --- Endocrinology --- Medical parasitology. --- Human beings --- Human parasitology --- Parasitology --- Parasitic diseases --- Parasites --- Biomedicine, general. --- Health Workforce

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Insects have plagued humanity throughout history both as competitors in human nutrition and as vectors of diseases such as plague and malaria. On the other hand, beneficial insects are economically important both as allies in biological control of pest or vector insect species and as pollinators. Insects are by far the most diverse group of organisms on earth. Their evolutionary success regarding species diversity can be expanded to include a tremendous repertoire of bioactive molecules. Powered by the rapid development of techniques and tools in molecular biology a treasure hunt has begun in exploring applications of new insect-derived peptides and enzymes as leads for novel therapeutic drugs, as transgenes to engineer disease-resistant crops or as catalysts of industrial processes. The run in identification of novel insect genes can be expanded beyond those encoding bioactive molecules to include targets for selective control measures in plant protection. Past decade has witnessed the complete sequencing of genomes from beneficial (bee Apis mellifera or the silk moth Bombyx mori) as well as from vector (mosquito Anopheles gambiae) or pest insects (the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum or the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum). Entering the postgenomic era these insects have become important models in applied sciences while others such as the greater wax moth Galleria mellonella are being developed as alternative model hosts for human pathogens to replace ethically debatable and expensive mammalian hosts. In addition, insect derived cell lines prosper as expression systems for vaccines and other peptides or proteins. The rapid and multifaceted developments in applying insect-derived molecules or cells in the red, green or white biotechnology can be summarized under term Insect Biotechnology. This book provides for the first time a comprehensive overview about this prospering research field with considerable economic potential.

Beneficial insects. --- Biotechnology. --- Insect biochemistry. --- Insect cell biotechnology. --- Insects -- Molecular aspects. --- Insects. --- Insect cell biotechnology --- Beneficial insects --- Insect biochemistry --- Insects --- Investigative Techniques --- Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins --- Biological Science Disciplines --- Biology --- Technology --- Arthropods --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Chemicals and Drugs --- Technology, Industry, and Agriculture --- Invertebrates --- Natural Science Disciplines --- Genetics --- Models, Animal --- Peptides --- Microbiology --- Biotechnology --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Technology, Industry, Agriculture --- Animals --- Eukaryota --- Organisms --- Zoology --- Mechanical Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Bioengineering --- Invertebrates & Protozoa --- Molecular aspects --- Insect cells in biotechnology --- Life sciences. --- Plant pathology. --- Entomology. --- Life Sciences. --- Biomedicine general. --- Plant Pathology. --- Animal cell biotechnology --- Medicine. --- Plant diseases. --- Botany --- Communicable diseases in plants --- Crop diseases --- Crops --- Diseases of plants --- Microbial diseases in plants --- Pathological botany --- Pathology, Vegetable --- Phytopathology --- Plant pathology --- Plants --- Vegetable pathology --- Agricultural pests --- Crop losses --- Diseased plants --- Phytopathogenic microorganisms --- Plant pathologists --- Plant quarantine --- Clinical sciences --- Medical profession --- Human biology --- Life sciences --- Medical sciences --- Pathology --- Physicians --- Chemical engineering --- Genetic engineering --- Diseases and pests --- Diseases --- Wounds and injuries --- Biomedicine, general. --- Health Workforce