Gadagkar, R (1993) A Review of – Chemical Ecology of Phytophagous Insects. In: Phytophaga, 5 . pp. 135-137.
|
PDF
Gadagkar 1993-In Ananthakrishnan and Raman.pdf - Published Version Download (539kB) | Preview |
Abstract
Chemical Ecology of . Phytophagous Insects edited by T.N. Ananthakrishnan and A. Raman, (1993). Published by Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., (New Delhi llO 001, India) 332 pp. (Price: Not indicated). ISBN 81-204-0835-7. Flowering plants and insects have had a long history of interaction and co-evolution, both friendly and hostile, dating back to at least 65 million years. Barely ten thousand years ago man, an absolute new comer on the scene, began to cultivate flowering ·plants in large numbers for his own use and in the process, completely ignored insects as inevitable evolutionary partners of the plants. Not surprisingly, insects shot back and the history of insect pests of man's agriculture is as old as agriculture itself. Starting from the mid forties of this century, man unleashed a major offensive on the insects in the form of synthetic insecticides such as DDT. In Rachel Carson's famous words, " .... insects, in triumphant vindication of Darwin's principle of the survival of the fittest, have evolved super races immune to the particular insecticides used, hence a deadlier one has always to be developed - and then a deadlier one than that.. ... Thus the chemical war is never won, and all life is caught in its violent crossfire."
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Publication: | Phytophaga |
| Publisher: | Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. |
| Additional Information: | copyright to this article belongs to Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. |
| Keywords: | Chemical ecology, Phytophagous insects, Book review, Insects, Flowering plants |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Biological Sciences > Centre for Ecological Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Mar 2021 09:45 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Mar 2021 09:45 |
| URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/67910 |
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
