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For more information, follow one of the links below:

Potato Program, University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Up-to-date information on managing insect pests of potatoes, including the Colorado potato beetle.

Maine Potato Integrated Pest Management. Another site maintained by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Despite its name, this site contains information applicable to a variety of potato-growing areas.

Colorado Potato Beetle Bibliography. Close to 600 English-language peer-reviewed references on various aspects of Colorado potato beetle biology and management.

Insecticide Resistance Action Committee. Specialist technical group providing a coordinated industry response to prevent or delay the development of resistance in insect and mite pests.

Arthropod Pesticide Resistance Database. A gateway search engine for arthropod resistance detailing thousands of resistance cases since 1914.

Insect Resistance Management Learning Center. A web-based tool developed by the National Corn Growers Association to address the need for standardized, comprehensive training on the principles of Insect Resistance Management (IRM). Major emphasis is placed on preventing insect adaptation to transgenic plants.

Insecticide Resistance Action Group. Informal, UK-based group consisting of experts from industry, academia, and independent organisations.

Resistant Pest Management Newsletter. Biannual international newsletter on insecticide resistance and its prevention.



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Copyright 2007 Andrei Alyokhin

For an in-depth scientific review of insecticide resistance in the Colorado potato beetle, please refer to

Alyokhin, A., M. Baker, D. Mota-Sanchez, G. Dively, and E. Grafius. 2008. Colorado potato beetle resistance to insecticides. American Journal of Potato Research 85: 395–413.

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