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Pecan Aphids: Part 2 – tools for managing pesticide resistance

This is the second of a 2-part series on pecan aphids and insecticide resistance. In last month’s Pecan South, we published Part 1 of this article that focused on data from 2011 Texas laboratory and field insecticide tests that looked at possible imidacloprid resistance in Texas were presented while this month’s column will focus on resistance...

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Project Addressing Aphid Resistance to Imidacloprid

Results of studies recently conducted in Texas indicate that blackmargined aphids may be showing resistance to the commonly used neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid, which brings us to the purpose of this month’s column: IPM and Insecticide Resistance Management (IRM) of pecan aphids. Pests’ resistance to pesticides has been a major problem since pesticides have existed. Insecticide-resistant...