Chandler, Dave, Bailey, Alastair, Tatchell, Mark (G. Mark), Davidson, G. (Gill), Greaves, Justin and Grant, Wyn (2011) The development, regulation and use of biopesticides for integrated pest management. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Vol.366 (No.1573). pp. 1987-1998. doi:10.1098/rstb.2010.0390

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Abstract

Over the past 50 years, crop protection has relied heavily on synthetic chemical pesticides, but their availability is now declining as a result of new legislation and the evolution of resistance in pest populations. Therefore, alternative pest management tactics are needed. Biopesticides are pest management agents based on living micro-organisms or natural products. They have proven potential for pest management and they are being used across the world. However, they are regulated by systems designed originally for chemical pesticides that have created market entry barriers by imposing burdensome costs on the biopesticide industry. There are also significant technical barriers to making biopesticides more effective. In the European Union, a greater emphasis on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) as part of agricultural policy may lead to innovations in the way that biopesticides are regulated. There are also new opportunities for developing biopesticides in IPM by combining ecological science with post-genomics technologies. The new biopesticide products that will result from this research will bring with them new regulatory and economic challenges that must be addressed through joint working between social and natural scientists, policy makers and industry.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	S Agriculture > SB Plant culture
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Pests -- Integrated control, Natural pesticides
Journal or Publication Title:	Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Publisher:	The Royal Society Publishing
ISSN:	0962-8436
Official Date:	12 July 2011
Dates:	Date Event 12 July 2011 Published
Volume:	Vol.366
Number:	No.1573
Page Range:	pp. 1987-1998
DOI:	10.1098/rstb.2010.0390
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
Funder:	Natural Environment Research Council (Great Britain) (NERC), Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Great Britain) (BBSRC), Great Britain. Dept. for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Scotland
Grant number:	RES-224-25-0048 (ESRC)

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