Designing,implementing and servicing an insecticide resistance management strategy

Drawing on the experience gained in the management of resistance in Heliothis armigera in Australia, the successive stages of designing, setting up and monitoring an insecticide resistance management (I R M) programme are discussed, along with the problems that may have to be overcome in order to achieve success. While individual strategies will inevitably differ, the Australian experience should give valuable information for the setting up of IRM programmes worldwide.