Preventing resistance to bait products

摘要

Information on the effective use of cockroach baits and advice on achieving long-term success in cockroach management programs from researchers at Purdue University. Despite the emergence of new active ingredients (AIs) and control technologies in thelast decade, insecticide resistance remains one of the biggest challenges to effective cockroach control. This article revisits the now 60-year-old topic of cockroach resistance. It provides information on effective use of cockroach baits and advice onachieving long-term success in cockroach management programs while, at the same time, maintaining long-term product efficacy.