Biological crop protection: pest and disease control with minimal to no resistance risks
June 17, 2025
mode of action is how a crop protection solution controls a pest or disease. For example, if a pesticide blocks only one characteristic of the pest, there [...] resistant, but the population adapts through small changes in their DNA. For example, when chemical-resistant pests breed, they pass their genetic makeup [...] quicker the lifecycle of the pest or pathogen, the higher the likelihood for resistance. Why is biocontrol different? Biocontrol is a natural form of pest