Abstract
This chapter discusses aspects of human behavior that affect the evolution and management of insect resistance and shows how a better understanding of this behavior can be used to improve insect resistance management. Individual farmers treat insect resistance as a common property problem, which means they do not have the incentive to manage it appropriately from a societal perspective. Therefore, this chapter focuses on the problem from a public policy perspective. From this perspective, government regulators or stakeholder groups are interested in formulating and implementing policies in order to promote pest-management practices that provide a greater benefit to society. Since pest-management decisions are ultimately made by farmers, the regulator or stakeholder group can only influence resistance management indirectly. This creates what is referred to as a principal-agent problem. The two major behaviors relevant to this problem are technology adoption and compliance with regulations.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Insect Resistance Management |
Subtitle of host publication | Second Edition |
Publisher | Elsevier Ltd |
Pages | 421-451 |
Number of pages | 31 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780123969552 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2013 |
Keywords
- IPM
- Principal-agent problem
- Public policy
- Refuge