Pesticide resistance describes the decreased susceptibility of a pest population to a pesticide that was previously effective at controlling the pest. Pest species evolve pesticide resistance via natural selection: the most resistant organisms are the ones to survive and pass on their genetic traits to their offspring. Manufacturers of pesticides ...
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The evolutionary capacity of pests exposed to a pesticide to develop resistance to that pesticide. S
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Genetically selected tolerance of pest populations to pesticides, brought about by the pests' repeated exposure to treatment. Resistance develops to both chemical and microbial pesticides.
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The 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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