Biological crop protection: pest and disease control with minimal to no resistance risks
July 22, 2024
not become resistant, but the population adapts through small changes in their DNA. For example, when chemical-resistant pests breed, they pass their genetic [...] of actions. Fungi, for example, can develop within pests and suffocate them. Beneficial insects and mites can predate on different life stages of a pest [...] mode of action is how a crop protection solution controls a pest or disease. For example, if a pesticide blocks only one characteristic of the pest, there