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Insect Resistance Management

Biology, Economics, and Prediction

  • 3rd Edition - October 19, 2022
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: David W. Onstad, Lisa M. Knolhoff
  • Language: English

The third edition of Insect Resistance Management: Biology, Economics, and Prediction expands coverage by including three new chapters on African agriculture, genetic control… Read more

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Description

The third edition of Insect Resistance Management: Biology, Economics, and Prediction expands coverage by including three new chapters on African agriculture, genetic control of pests, and fitness costs of resistance. All remaining chapters have been updated to cover key scientific findings published since 2013. The coauthors have expertise in evolutionary biology, ecology, economics, epizootiology, statistics, modeling, IPM, and genetics.

The original themes demonstrating the importance of economics, IPM, pest behavior, and the behavior of humans implementing insect resistance management (IRM) are still relevant. Entomologists and others developing experiments, models, regulations, or public policy will benefit from this book that avoids reliance on dogma by analyzing and synthesizing knowledge about a wide variety of species, landscapes, and stakeholder problems.

Key features

  • Provides insights from the history of IRM to the latest science
  • Includes contributions from experts on ecological aspects of IRM, molecular and population genetics, economics, and IRM social issues
  • Encourages scientists and stakeholders to implement and coordinate strategies based on local and species-specific conditions

Readership

Researchers and practitioners in entomology; applied ecology and agricultural economics researchers. Graduate-level students in entomology

Table of contents

1. Major Issues in Insect Resistance Management

2. Valuing Pest Susceptibility to Control

3. IPM in Africa: the necessary foundation for insect resistance management

4. Concepts and Complexities of Population Genetics

5. Resistance in Ectoparasites

6. Insect Resistance to Crop Rotation

7. Resistance to Pathogens and Parasitic Invertebrates

8. Arthropod Resistance to Crops

9. Resistance to Genetic Control

10. The Role of Landscapes in Insect Resistance Management

11. Insect Resistance, Natural Enemies, and Density-Dependent Processes

12. Modeling for Prediction and Management

13. Monitoring Resistance

14. Fitness Costs of Resistance and Their Potential Application for IRM

15. Insect Resistance Management: Adoption and Compliance

16. IPM and Insect Resistance Management

Product details

  • Edition: 3
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 24, 2022
  • Language: English

About the editors

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David W. Onstad

Dr. David W. Onstad has been an entomologist for over 40 years focusing on insect resistance management, insect epizootiology, economics of integrated pest management, and ecological modeling. He was elected fellow of the Entomological Society of America in 2022. Since retiring after 26 years as a professor at the University of Illinois, he has been the lead mathematical modeler for DuPont Pioneer/CortevaAgriscience in support of data-driven strategic decision-making, assessing resistance risks, and product registration and development of transgenic insecticidal crops.
Affiliations and expertise
Research Scientist, Corteva Agriscience, USA

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Lisa M. Knolhoff

Dr. Lisa Knolhoff works in the field of agricultural biotechnology and has over 20 years of experience with arthropod pests of agricultural and medical importance. Her background includes insect behavior, genetics, and evolution, and she has worked in academia, private industry, and government. She has focused on insect adaptation to cropping practices, alternative host plants, and transgenic insecticidal crops. She reviews potential impacts of biotechnology in agriculture and has served as an invited consultant on topics related to gene drives and genetically engineered organisms. Dr. Knolhoff contributed to this volume in a personal capacity. The views expressed do not necessarily represent the views of the United States Department of Agriculture, its agencies, or the government of the United States of America.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Scientist, U. S. Department of Agriculture, USA

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