Jun 2015
Predicting and Mitigating Resistance Development in Whiteflies
Authors:
Naomi Pier, Lydia Brown, Peter Ellsworth, John Palumbo, Yves Carriere, Al Fournier (University of Arizona); Steve Castle (USDA), Nilima Prabhaker (UC-R)
Insecticidal resistance in whiteflies is a real problem, threatening economic and effective pest control. Research is being done on whitefly resistances to currently used chemical controls and the potential of usage patterns to contribute to the development of these resistances. Effective resistance mitigation begins with the application of the first principles of resistance management.