Abstract

Rationale are presented for the careful introduction of pyrethroid insecticides into decidous fruit pest control programs and more specifically apple IPM systems. Factors emphasized are the cost-benefits of current IPM programs, the stabilization of resistance development among pests and the adaptation to chemical stresses of several beneficial natural enemy species relative to currently used, organophosphorus-based insecticide programs.

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