Pesticide resistance and community collapse

The vicious cycle of rural disintegration and agricultural expansion

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6438457
AutoresKatherine E Dentzman (0000-0003-3716-3578, Iowa State University, autor de correspondencia), Katherine Dentzman, Samuel C H Minde (0000-0003-3394-0886, Iowa State University), Samuel C H Mindes
Año2025
Volumen121
Páginas103933-103933
Fecha de publicación2025-11-11
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Rural Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0743-0167 • E-ISSN: 1873-1392
EditorialElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103933
OpenAlexW7104682843
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas39

Pesticide resistance has become a major problem in the United States and industrialized agriculture more broadly, impacting yield, profitability, conservation, and more. Solutions to the issue continue to evade farmers, researchers, and manufacturers. Evidence indicates that multiple management strategies are necessary, and Integrated Pest Management has been extensively researched and promoted. However, adoption remains reactive and minimal. A community approach shows promise to overcome these barriers and manage pesticide resistance at a landscape scale. Collaboration among farmers, extension educators, and the broader community of stakeholders has significant potential for addressing pesticide resistance, and collective action is a critical alternative to and partner for technological solutions. However, research from a pest management program in Iowa, which operates in and alongside several communities throughout the state, has found that not all communities respond to collective management approaches in the same way. While some community-based initiatives have thrived, others have failed to flourish despite significant outreach and support. We present findings from community pilot projects with the Iowa Pesticide Resistance Management Program, using social capital and entrepreneurial social infrastructure to interpret why several communities have struggled to coordinate despite efforts from extension educators and other stakeholders to support collective management. Finally, we discuss implications for future management including suggestions for how researchers, extension educators, and the stakeholder community can build capacity to manage collective problems.

Agricultural extension · Agriculture · Collective action · Integrated pest management · Outreach · Pesticide · Pesticide resistance · Resistance (ecology · Rural community · Social capital · Stakeholder · Virtuous circle and vicious circle · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Insect and Pesticide Research · Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity · Weed Control and Herbicide Applications