Celso Omoto is a professor at the Department of Entomology and Acarology, University of São Paulo (USP/ESALQ). He works on the risk assessment and management of pest resistance to insecticides and Bt crops in Brazil. His research focuses on understanding how insects evolve resistance to pesticides and what can be done to prevent or slow its emergence and spread in the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), Old World bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) and Brown Stink Bug (Euschistus heros) in Brazilian agroecosystems. Recently, he is focusing on multi-omic approaches to understand the evolution of insecticide resistance. His major goal is related to the implementation of pest resistance management programs to different control tactics. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The adoption of biotechnology for managing insect pests has been increasing in Brazil, especially in genetically modified crops such as soybean, corn and cotton that express Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) proteins. One of the major threats to preserve the lifetime of these technologies as well as insecticides used in agricultural systems has been the evolution of resistance of target pests t…
Insecticide resistance represents a growing threat to the sustainability of Brazilian agriculture, and strategies to prevent, delay or overcome resistance are urgently required. The development of effective approaches to combat resistance, however, has been constrained by a lack of knowledge of the underlying mechanisms of resistance in key pests of Brazilian agri-ecosystems. The overarch…
Insecticide resistance represents a growing constraint on the productivity of Brazilian agriculture, and strategies and tools to prevent, slow or overcome the emergence and spread of resistance are urgently required. The development of effective approaches to combat resistance requires knowledge of the underlying mechanisms of resistance evolution, however, current studies are hampered by…
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The Brazilian agricultural production system is characterized by successive crop cultivation in large scale farming in tropical climate which favor the evolution of resistance of insect pests to control agents. The continuous and inadequate use of insecticides and Bt plants to manage these insect pests resulted in some cases of resistance impairing the sustainability of agricultural produ…
The intensive agricultural production system in Brazil favors the development of insect pests. Despite the advances in the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Agriculture, the use of chemical insecticides is still one of the main control tactics. The reduction of insecticide effectiveness due to the evolution of resistance has been one of the great threats to IPM programs. Spodoptera frug…
Insecticide resistance represents a growing threat to the sustainability of Brazilian agriculture, and strategies to prevent, delay or overcome resistance are urgently required. The development of effective approaches to combat resistance, however, has been constrained by a lack of knowledge of the underlying mechanisms of resistance in key pests of Brazilian agri-ecosystems. The overarch…
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The continued exposure to insecticides imposes a strong selective pressure upon target site mutations and almost invariably leads to resistance evolution. The development of means to reliably monitor resistance can be of great advantage to pest and resistance management helping the decision-makers to implement better and more sustainable strategies to delay chemical control failure in the…
Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a polyphagous species native from tropical regions of America. In Brazil, this insect is considered the most destructive pest from many crops, being responsible for significant damage in maize, soybean, cotton, rice and sorghum crops. The intensive use of insecticides and vast implementation of genetically modified plants exp…
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