Use pesticides judiciously to reduce resistance

摘要

The primary means of dealing with insect and mite pests in greenhouses is the application of pesticides. However, the effect is not always what was expected because arthropod pests can develop resistance to pesticides. Knowing some background information can help reduce the risk of the development of resistance. More often greenhouse growers are facing disappointing results with pesticides. It seems that arthropod pests are no longer being controlled with applications of pesticides. The reason may be that arthropod pest populations are developing resistance. But what is resistance?