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The Role of Regulatory Agencies in Dealing With Pesticide Resistance
Pages 403-409

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From page 403...
... Although the program is still in its infancy, specific pesticide-use procedures such as timing or limiting the number of pesticide applications have been established for pears and desert cotton. Expansion of a pesticide resistance management program in state governments will occur when sufficient concern is expressed by the agricultural industry.
From page 404...
... California's pesticide registration process is primarily designed for the state's diverse environmental and agricultural situations that need to be considered for safe pesticide use. When a product label is submitted, the resistance management question could be considered if, for example, a resistance problem exists with particular active ingredients.
From page 405...
... A label containing resistance information would have to be quite long to explain the variables of the resistance problem, and few would take the time to read and understand it, particularly if using the product will solve an immediate pest problem. Although there may be perceived benefits from using the pesticide registration process and the label to provide information about resistance management, it would not be the best use of government resources to focus on potential resistance problems within the registration process.
From page 406...
... Perthane was being pulled off the market, and no other pesticide was registered that would adequately control pear psylla. The synthetic pyrethroids were entering the marketplace, and a few had effectively controlled pear psylla.
From page 407...
... The cotton growers were faced with the problem of resistance in the tobacco budworm Heliothus virescens and a multitude of other cotton pests. If pest-management strategies such as pheromone traps, male confusion, area-wicle pesticide application, and exchange of monitoring data were to occur, some type of formal organization had to be established, especially since funds had been collected and any decisions would affect the entire cotton-growing region.
From page 408...
... Although researchers conduct most of the monitoring efforts, a significant exception has been the monitoring programs conducted by mosquito-abatement districts under the auspices of the Department of Health Services, Vector Biology and Control Branch. The mosquito monitoring program is one example of a government program designed to track pesticide resistance.
From page 409...
... CONCLUSION Increasingly, state agencies will find themselves facing policy questions about resistance management. Resolution will come only when growers and advisers are ready to implement resistance management procedures.


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