Pesticide Resistance

Committee on Strategies for the Management of Pesticide Resistant Pest Populations, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 The Magnitude of the Resistance Problem; 5 2 Genetics, Biochemical, and Physiological Mechanisms of Resistance to Pesticides; 6 Modes and Genetics of Herbicide Resistance in Plants; 7 Genetics and Biochemistry of Insecticide Resistance in Arthropods: Prospects for the Future; 8 Resistance to 4-Hydroxycoumarin Anticoagulants in Rodents; 9 Plant Pathogens; 10 Chemical Strategies for Resistance Management; 11 Biotechnology in Pesticide Resistance Development; 12 3 Population Biology of Pesticide Resistance: Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practical Applications; 13 Factors Influencing the Evolution of Resistance; 14 Population Dynamics and the Rate of Evolution of Pesticide Resistance; 15 Computer Simulation as a Tool for Pesticide Resistance Management; 16 Pleiotropy and the Evolution of Genetic Systems Conferring Resistance to Pesticides; 17 Quantitative Genetic Models and the Evolution of Pesticide Resistance; 18 Managing Resistance to Rodenticides; 19 Response of Plant Pathogens to Fungicides; 20 Experimental Population Genetics and Ecological Studies of Pesticide Resistance in Insects and Mites; 21 4 Detection, Monitoring, and Risk Assessment; 22 Prediction or Resistance Risk Assessment; 23 Detection and Monitoring of Resistant Forms: An Overview; 24 5 Tactics for Prevention and Management; 25 Resistance to Weeds; 26 Preventing or Managing Resistance in Arthropods; 27 Preventing and Managing Fungicide Resistance; 28 Case Histories of Anticoagulant Resistance; 29 6 Implementing Management of Resistance to Pesticides; 30 Actions and Proposed Policies for Resistance Management by Agricultural Chemical Manufacturers; 31 Pesticide Resistance Management: An Ex-Regulator's View; 32 The Role of Regulatory Agencies in Dealing With Pesticide Resistance; 33 The Role of Cooperative Extension and Agricultural Consultants in Pesticide Resistance Management; 34 Integration of Policy for Resistance Management; 35 Economic Issues in Public and Private Approaches to Perserving Pest Susceptibility; 36 Glossary; 37 Index