ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the unique and difficult area of controlling alate stages of pests using examples from agriculture, public health, and animal health. It explores various scenarios for better control strategies ranging from the use of mixtures of pesticides to the development of genetically engineered resistant plants. The prospects for developing better control strategies for flying insect pests are good. Different chemical and biological agents can achieve the necessary effect when used flexibly in mixtures or in integrated pest management schemes in conjunction with specific cultural practices. The control strategy depends on reducing the number of successful matings, thereby reducing the number of damaging larvae in the next generation and so perhaps the number of adults in future generations. When applied throughout the growing season, all formulations gave levels of control similar to or better than that obtained with conventional insecticides.
