Pesticide Resistance Case Study

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Pest management-ENT 684 Maimela N. 2004009268 Pesticides resistance and the implications thereof- Pesticide resistance is a growing concern. Can management strategies and new pesticides keep up? Abstract The use of pesticides has increased agricultural production. However, the intensity and frequent use has resulted in the development of resistance by pests. Pesticide resistance is increasingly becoming a worldwide problem with an estimated number of 583 species reported to be resistant. This evolutionary process negatively affects farmers, chemical companies, consumers and the environment. Management strategies such as Integrated Pest Management (IPM) successfully delay the development of resistance. The production of new pesticides, …show more content…

The development of new and chemical products with novel modes of action, and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) are factors that contribute to the reduction of pesticide resistance(Whalon et al. 2008). Effectively managing pesticide resistance will also help in reducing the harmful effects of pesticides by decreasing the rates of pesticide use and prolonging the efficacy of environmentally safe pesticides Discussion What is pesticide resistance? Pesticide resistance refers to the natural ability of a biotype of an organism to survive exposure to a pesticide that would normally kill an individual of that species. Pest organisms of the same species can have genetic differences and this is referred to as biotype(ISU 2010). Pesticide resistance is increasingly becoming a worldwide problem faced by the animal and plant production industry. Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC n.d), reported approximately 583 species that are known to be resistant to insecticides worldwide (Figure 1). Figure 1: The global trend of pesticide resistance (sourced from www.irac-online

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