The physiological events associated with resistance to pesticides, such as insecticides, herbicides, and antibiotics, pose a continuing threat to agriculture and human health. Several significant physiological changes are related to pesticide resistance, including the changes affecting:
- The penetration and distribution of pesticides
- The behavior of target species exposed to pesticides
- The fitness cost of pesticide-resistant populations
- The structure and function of pesticide targets
- The activity of metabolism enzymes
Resistance is considered to be a major obstacle in the development of pesticides. The evolution of resistance is essential for species' survival under the selection pressure of pesticides, which has caused a dramatic economic loss in the agricultural and health sectors. Meanwhile, the molecular mechanisms of resistance generation and maintenance are not yet fully understood due to the lack of comprehensive structural and functional studies. However, thanks to the recent technological breakthrough in molecular biology, structural biology, and insect biology, a burst of new studies have provided new insights into the mechanism of penetration and distribution of pesticides, the behavior of agricultural pest’s host plants exposed to pesticides, fitness costs of pesticide resistant populations, structure and function of pesticide targets containing resistance mutations, activity changes of metabolism enzymes in resistant species. The goal of the present Research Topic is to improve our understanding of the physiological responses of host plants and pests associated with pesticide resistance, reduce the risks associated with pesticide use, and promote the development of new strategies to overcome the emerging resistance crisis.
The following subtopics will be included in this special issue but are not limited to:
• Resistance related to the penetration and distribution of pesticides.
• Resistance related to behavioral changes of the host species exposed to pesticides.
• Resistance related to structural and functional changes in pesticide targets and metabolism enzymes.
• Fitness costs of pesticide resistant populations.
• The evaluation of pesticide risk.
• New techniques of pesticide application and new management strategies.
We welcome all types of articles for this Research Topic, including original research, opinions, and reviews.
The physiological events associated with resistance to pesticides, such as insecticides, herbicides, and antibiotics, pose a continuing threat to agriculture and human health. Several significant physiological changes are related to pesticide resistance, including the changes affecting:
- The penetration and distribution of pesticides
- The behavior of target species exposed to pesticides
- The fitness cost of pesticide-resistant populations
- The structure and function of pesticide targets
- The activity of metabolism enzymes
Resistance is considered to be a major obstacle in the development of pesticides. The evolution of resistance is essential for species' survival under the selection pressure of pesticides, which has caused a dramatic economic loss in the agricultural and health sectors. Meanwhile, the molecular mechanisms of resistance generation and maintenance are not yet fully understood due to the lack of comprehensive structural and functional studies. However, thanks to the recent technological breakthrough in molecular biology, structural biology, and insect biology, a burst of new studies have provided new insights into the mechanism of penetration and distribution of pesticides, the behavior of agricultural pest’s host plants exposed to pesticides, fitness costs of pesticide resistant populations, structure and function of pesticide targets containing resistance mutations, activity changes of metabolism enzymes in resistant species. The goal of the present Research Topic is to improve our understanding of the physiological responses of host plants and pests associated with pesticide resistance, reduce the risks associated with pesticide use, and promote the development of new strategies to overcome the emerging resistance crisis.
The following subtopics will be included in this special issue but are not limited to:
• Resistance related to the penetration and distribution of pesticides.
• Resistance related to behavioral changes of the host species exposed to pesticides.
• Resistance related to structural and functional changes in pesticide targets and metabolism enzymes.
• Fitness costs of pesticide resistant populations.
• The evaluation of pesticide risk.
• New techniques of pesticide application and new management strategies.
We welcome all types of articles for this Research Topic, including original research, opinions, and reviews.
