Agriculture needs fresh approach to tackle insect resistance to biopesticides, new analysis finds
Science Daily
2023.03.13
For more than 70 years, agriculture's response to pesticide resistance has been to seek new pesticides in an endless race to keep up with evolving pests.
Researchers now propose a new way to step off this treadmill as farmers embrace the ongoing green revolution in pest control by switching to biopesticides derived from natural organisms.
The evolution of resistance to biopesticides -- a crucial tool in the development of sustainable crop protection -- has huge implications for food security worldwide as the global population grows.
In a bid to address this emerging challenge, researchers have deployed principles from fundamental evolutionary ecological science and proposed a practical framework for managing the risks of biopesticide resistance evolution.
For more than 70 years, agriculture's response to pesticide resistance has been to seek new pesticides in an endless race to keep up with evolving pests.
Researchers now propose a new way to step off this treadmill as farmers embrace the ongoing green revolution in pest control by switching to biopesticides derived from natural organisms.
The evolution of resistance to biopesticides -- a crucial tool in the development of sustainable crop protection -- has huge implications for food security worldwide as the global population grows.
In a bid to address this emerging challenge, researchers have deployed principles from fundamental evolutionary ecological science and proposed a practical framework for managing the risks of biopesticide resistance evolution.
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