10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «METARCHON»
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metarchon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Because of the importance of behavior control agents as alternatives to
pesticides, they have been given the name "metarchon" (from the Greek meta, a
change, and archon, a ruler). Metarchons are external stimuli artificially
introduced into ...
2
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The calculation is worth giving in detail: Assume, insect's response threshold: 10*
molecules per cubic centimeter of air; Assume, dynamic range of receptor: 105
Therefore, metarchon concentration required: 109 molecules per cu. cm. or 1.67
...
The scent would be non-poisonous and have no effect on other creatures. A sex-
attractant scent used as a metarchon should not merely halt an insect outbreak: it
could even lead to complete elimination of the pest species. Where an attractive ...
4
Concepts of Insect Control
Wright (1964) coined the term "metarchon" to represent external stimuli artificially
introduced into the environment of an organism for the purpose of modifying its
behaviour by eliciting an inappropriate response or inhibition of an appropriate ...
5
The History, Biology, Damage, and Control of the Gypsy Moth, ...
This chemical, introduced as an external, artificial stimulus into the environment
of the insect for the purpose of modifying or inhibiting the insect's proper behavior
by eliciting or inhibiting an appropriate response, is termed metarchon (Wright, ...
Michael H. Gerardi, James K. Grimm, 1979
6
World Review of Pest Control
... term to denote such pest control agents. Dr R. H. Wright of the University of
British Columbia, who wrote on the attraction and repulsion of mosquitoes in the
Winter 1962 issue of this Review, has now suggested that the term 'metarchon' ...
7
Pesticides documentation bulletin
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CONTROL HETASTRONGVLUS TRANSMISSION OF PIG LUNGWORMS I HE
TASTRONGYLUS SP.). 0*76* STUDIES ON THE ACTION MECHANISM OF
COPPER ...
National Agricultural Library (U.S.), 1965
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Wright, R. H. “Metarchon,” a new term for a class of nontoxic pest control agents.
Nature (London) 204, 603 (1964). Wright, R. H. Finding metarchons for pest
control. Nature (London) 207, 103 (1965). Wright, R. H. An insect olfactometer.
Can.
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Final report of the Commissioners, May 30, 1975
Discusses advantage of rare possibilities of metarchon resistant stains. Obstacle:
untried and unproven method. (78. Wright, R.H. D.L. Chambers and I. Reiser. "
Insect attractants, anti-attractants, and repellants". Can. Entomol. , 103:627-630, ...
British Columbia. Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Use of Pesticides and Herbicides, Cortlandt J. G. Mackenzie, 1975
