As a general rule, insecticides are more toxic to honey bees than fungicides and herbicides, but most insecticides can be applied to crops with little or no hazard to bees. However, because honey bees are insects, they are highly sensitive to several types of insecticides and it is important to follow all label precautions. Most poisonings […]
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Raised Resistance Risks
The likelihood and speed of resistance development largely depends upon whether the fungicide affects a single metabolic site (single-site) within the fungus or multiple sites (multi-site). A single gene mutation is all that is required for a fungus to overcome the toxic effects of a single-site fungicide. With single gene mutations governing resistance development, the […]
Raised Resistance Risks
The repeated use of virtually any insecticide is capable of selecting for resistance in insects. With the introduction of every new insecticide class, cases of resistance surfaced within two to 20 years. The speed at which a species develops resistance to an insecticide depends on many factors. However, history clearly shows that the potential for […]