​​​Practical Approaches for Mitigating Insecticide Resistance (Part 2)

December 2017 | 28 min., 06 sec.
by Dominic Reisig
North Carolina State University

Summary

​Insects that are exposed to insecticides will eventually develop resistance. This presentation focuses on general management strategies that can be taken once resistance develops. While the management strategies are general, the presentation focuses on three case studies in cotton, to help with specific application of the principles: bollworm, tarnished plant bug, and tobacco thrips. These three cases, which represent examples of insecticide resistance in southeastern US cotton are contrasted with the very successful example of insecticide resistance management for whiteflies in Arizona cotton for applicability across the US Cotton Belt. After this presentation consultants, county agents, growers and scouts should be more familiar with how to define resistance and the strategies that can be used to mitigate resistance.

About the Presenter

Dominic ReisigDominic Reisig received a BA from Point Loma Nazarene University in 2002, as a biology major and Spanish minor. He received a MS in Integrated Pest Management at the University of California Davis in 2005, studying cotton thrips and spider mites, and a PhD in Entomology from the University of California of Davis in 2009, studying grass thrips in timothy hay. He joined the faculty of Entomology and Plant Pathology at North Carolina State in 2009 and currently serves as an Associate Professor and Extension Specialist. His Extension program is focused on field crops across the state, primarily cotton, corn, sorghum, soybeans, and wheat. His research program is focused on bollworm and stink bugs, which are pests that have been influenced from the widespread adoption of Bt crops across the state.​

Contact Information:
Email: ddreisig@ncsu.edu

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