The 55-page guide includes sections on: evaluating the risk of resistance; pesticide resistance prevention and management; resistance detection and verification; resistance and transgenic crops; and resistance and disease vectors.
The guidelines focus on the management of resistance to chemical pesticides in agriculture in insects, weeds, fungal diseases, and rodents.
3 October 2012: The Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN (FAO) has released a publication providing assistance to scientific, technical, and policy experts preparing or evaluating pesticide resistance management plans. The publication, titled “Guidelines on Prevention and Management of Pesticide Resistance,” also is meant for pesticide regulators who assess the risk of resistance development during registration of new pesticides.
The 55-page guide includes sections on: evaluating the risk of resistance; pesticide resistance prevention and management; resistance detection and verification; resistance and transgenic crops; and resistance and disease vectors. The guidelines focus on the management of resistance to chemical pesticides in agriculture in insects, weeds, fungal diseases, and rodents. [Publication: Guidelines on Prevention and Management of Pesticide Resistance]