Decline in soil health is a serious worldwide problem that decreases complexity and stability
of agricultural ecosystems, commonly making them more prone to outbreaks of herbivorous …

In this study, we review the wide range of alternative control methods used to this day to
control the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say), the biggest potato pest …

Abstract The European Food Safety Authority concluded in February 2018 that “most uses of
neonicotinoid insecticides represent a risk to wild bees and honeybees”. In 2016, the French …

Insecticide resistance and rapid pest evolution threatens food security and the development
of sustainable agricultural practices, yet the evolutionary mechanisms that allow pests to …

Ensuring the sustainable production of potato is an important challenge facing agriculture
globally. Insect pests are major biotic constraints affecting potato yields and tuber quality …

Current control of insect pests relies on chemical insecticides, however, insecticide
resistance development by pests is a growing concern in pest management. The main …

P450 enzymes are encoded by a large number of genes in insects, often over a hundred.
They play important roles in insecticide metabolism and resistance, and growing numbers of …

Although theoretical studies have shown that the mixture strategy, which uses multiple toxins
simultaneously, can effectively delay the evolution of insecticide resistance, whether it is the …

Insecticide use is pervasive as a selective force in modern agroecosystems. Insect
herbivores exposed to these insecticides have been able to rapidly evolve resistance to …

Highlights•Colorado potato beetle demonstrates rapid insecticide resistance
evolution.•Patterns of resistance evolution are complex and geographically variable.•New …