Analysis of sustainable pest control using a pesticide and a screened refuge

Evolutionary Applications

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 459-470

  Ringland, John ^a   George, Prasanth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b University of Rhode Island   (United States)

Author keywords

Caged refuge; Insecticidal crops; Non recessive resistance; Pest control; Population genetics; Refuge; Resistance evolution; Screened refuge; Sustainable; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954597260     PISSN: 17524563     EISSN: 17524571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4571.2010.00160.x     Document Type: Article

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