Meaning pesticide resistance
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pesticide resistanceThe genetically acquired ability of an organism to survive a pesticide application at doses that once killed most individuals of the same species.
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pesticide resistanceThe development or selection of heritable traits (genes) in a pest population that allow individuals expressing the trait to survive in the presence of levels of a pesticide (biological or chemical co [..]
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pesticide resistanceInsect pests are a major economic and health problem. The evolution of resistance to pesticides causes misery to millions of people, whether through disease or reduced food supply. • The global inci [..]
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pesticide resistanceThe development or selection of heritable traits (genes) in a pest population that allow individuals expressing the trait to survive in the presence of levels of a pesticide (biological or chemical control agent) that would otherwise debilitate or kill this pest. The presence of such resistant pests makes the pesticide less useful for managing pest [..]
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