Sex determination
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struggled for years with parasites that evolve resistance to commonly used drugs. Why should it be any different in animals? Yet as far as we know, no study has ever looked at whether parasites become resistant to the chemicals in the plants that hosts use for protection, though in the Drosophila example referenced above, ethanol did not negatively affect larvae of specialist wasps as strongly as larvae of generalist wasps. Exploring how parasites do or do not gain such resistance would be useful, both for people interested in animal behavior and in human medicine. Finally, humans depend on both the ability to defend against parasites, especially in terms of human and agricultural health, as well as the lack of current ability to defend against parasites. The latter is critical in the use of biological control — the use of natural enemies to control pests, especially in agriculture. Many of these natural enemies are parasites or parasitoids. Biological control can be an effective and safe method of pest management, and may reduce or eliminate the need for chemical pesticides. However, understanding how pest species may evolve to resist parasitism is critical for successful implementation of biological control.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 22 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012