Pesticide Resistance : Strategies and Tactics for Management

Based on a symposium sponsored by the Board on Agriculture, this comprehensive book explores the problem of pesticide resistance; suggests new approaches to monitor, control, or prevent resistance; and identifies the changes in public policy necessary to protect crops and human health from the ravages of pests.

The volume synthesizes the most recent information from a wide range of disciplines, including entomology, genetics, plant pathology, biochemistry, economics, and public policy.

It also suggests research avenues that would indicate how to counter future problems.

A glossary provides the reader with additional guidance. Table of ContentsFront MatterExecutive Summary1 IntroductionThe Magnitude of the Resistance Problem2 Genetics, Biochemical, and Physiological Mechanisms of Resistanceto PesticidesModes and Genetics of Herbicide Resistance in PlantsGenetics and Biochemistry of Insecticide Resistance in Arthropods:Prospects for the FutureResistance to 4-Hydroxycoumarin Anticoagulants in RodentsPlant PathogensChemical Strategies for Resistance ManagementBiotechnology in Pesticide Resistance Development3 Population Biology of Pesticide Resistance: Bridging the GapBetween Theory and Practical ApplicationsFactors Influencing the Evolution of ResistancePopulation Dynamics and the Rate of Evolution of PesticideResistanceComputer Simulation as a Tool for Pesticide Resistance ManagementPleiotropy and the Evolution of Genetic Systems ConferringResistance to PesticidesQuantitative Genetic Models and the Evolution of PesticideResistanceManaging Resistance to RodenticidesResponse of Plant Pathogens to FungicidesExperimental Population Genetics and Ecological Studies ofPesticide Resistance in Insects and Mites4 Detection, Monitoring, and Risk AssessmentPrediction or Resistance Risk AssessmentDetection and Monitoring of Resistant Forms: An Overview5 Tactics for Prevention and ManagementResistance to WeedsPreventing or Managing Resistance in ArthropodsPreventing and Managing Fungicide ResistanceCase Histories of Anticoagulant Resistance6 Implementing Management of Resistance to PesticidesActions and Proposed Policies for Resistance Management byAgricultural Chemical ManufacturersPesticide Resistance Management: An Ex-Regulator's ViewThe Role of Regulatory Agencies in Dealing With PesticideResistanceThe Role of Cooperative Extension and Agricultural Consultants inPesticide Resistance ManagementIntegration of Policy for Resistance ManagementEconomic Issues in Public and Private Approaches to Perserving PestSusceptibilityGlossaryIndex