Every time chemicals are sprayed on a lawn to kill weeds or ants for example, a few naturally resistant members of the targeted population survive and create a new generation of pests that are ...

When susceptible pests munch on these “Bt crops,” they get poisoned. But insects that have developed resistance to Bt toxins can live on undeterred, and that resistance is growing. “When Bt crops were ...

Phosphine is a widely used fumigant for controlling pests in stored products, but resistance to this chemical has become a significant concern among various insect species. As resistance develops ...

Twenty-five examples of insecticide and acaricide resistance were cited by survey respondents in agricultural, ornamental and landscape, medical and veterinary, or household and structural pests. It ...

This research underscores the importance of understanding the genetic architecture of resistance to ... the practical aspects of pest management in crops. For example, a survey of cotton growers ...