▪ Abstract This review examines potential impacts of transgenic cultivars on insect
population dynamics and evolution. Experience with classically bred, insecticidal cultivars …

Abstract The Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), is widely regarded
as the most important insect defoliator of potatoes. Its current range covers about 16 million …

Transgenic crop pyramids producing two or more Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins that kill
the same insect pest have been widely used to delay evolution of pest resistance. To assess …

Plants may also be resistant to arthropods via the tolerance category of resistance, as
defined in Chapter 1, by possessing the ability to withstand or recover from damage caused …

Intense selection by pesticides and antibiotics has resulted in a global epidemic of evolved
resistance. In agriculture and medicine, using mixtures of compounds from different classes …

Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti) has been used in mosquito control programs to
reduce nuisance in Europe for decades and is generally considered an environmentally …

▪ Abstract Annual cropping systems consist of a shifting mosaic of habitats that vary through
time in their availability and suitability to insect pests. Agroecosystem instability results from …

In 2006, reports of potential Spodoptera frugiperda resistance to TC1507 maize in Puerto
Rico were received. Subsequent investigation confirmed that pest populations collected …

The evolution of resistance to pesticides and drugs by pests and pathogens is a textbook
example of adaptation to environmental changes and a major issue in both public health …

ABSTRACT The Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say)(Coleoptera:
Chrysomelidae) is the most important insect defoliator of potatoes that can completely …